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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: "chikam@terra.es" <chikam@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 13:15:22 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Hello



Hello

Accept my apologies for writing in this mode it is my quest for assistance that I sought, I am Mr. Chika Mbonu, and you can find more details about on this site http://www.assurancebank.com/management_1.htm

I have a business transaction that involves a large amount of money and I need a reliable person to assist me with this transaction. I can’t go into details because of the CONFIDENTIALITY INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION.

If interested get back with your, private telephone number for easy and effective communication. I hope I can count on your confidentiality and honesty. On receipt of your mail I will give you more details on this transaction.

Regards

Chika






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