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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: david ibe <drdavidibe2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 08:29:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


DEAR FRIEND,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I HOPE YOU ARE ALRGHT.
I WILL START BY THANKING YOU FOR THE REPLY TO MY PROPOSAL AND BUSINESS REQUEST. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
I WILL LIKE TO INFORM YOU A BRIEF OF THE TRANSACTION, I AM A SENIOR STAFF IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) I HAVE STUDIED THIS BUSINESS VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTACTING YOU, IT IS A RISK FREE BUSINESS AND FREE FROM ANY KIND OF ILLEGALITY. I HAVE A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA THAT WILL PROCESS ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS BACKING UP THE TRANSACTION. THEREFORE, FEEL FREE AS MUCH AS WE CARRY ON THIS BUSINESS TO A LOGICAL AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.

PLEASE MY GOOD FRIEND , I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FORWARD TO ME THIS VITAL REQUEST TO ENABLE ME CARRY OUT THE REGISTRATION IN YOUR NAME.
YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER,YOUR PLACE OF WORK OR OFFICE ADDRESS , YOUR BANKING DETAILS AND FINALLY ARE YOU MARRIED OR SINGLE.
GET ME WITH THIS INFORMATION FOR URGENT REGISTRATION.
I WILL FORWARD MY FAMILY PICTURE NEXT.
THANKS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM USING THIS BOX FOR SECURITY REASONS . THEREFORE EVERY CORRESPONDENCES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS MAIL BOX.THANKS AS YOU COMPLY TO THIS DIRECTIVES.
REGARDS,
DR DAVID IBEH.
NNPC.


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