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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: emenike james <emenike_james@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: emenikejames@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR INFORMATIONNEEDED


ATTENTION ZIGGI HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I AM SEARCHINGTHE INTERNET I SAW YOUR MAIL ADDRESS I TRUSTYOU THAT IS WHY I SEND THIS BUSINESS LETTER FOR YOU,
THIS TRANSACTION IS REAL; WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS HONESTY MINUS CHEATING, I WANT THIS FUND TO BE TRANFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT BY NEXT WEEK FRIDAY ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS STATED BELOW?
1 YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER
2YOUR FULL NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND
3YOUR CELL PHONE / FAX AND YOUR LAND PHONE
4 BANK ADDRESS
5 YOUR COUNTRY ORIGIN
6SCAN YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO OR YOUR DRIVERS LINSENCE
REGARDS
EMENIKE JAMES(FIDELITY BANK PLC)


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