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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: maxwell 4love <maxwell1love@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: governorsoffice207@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:58:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: COMPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY!!!


>From The desk of:mr Maxwell..
director,international remittance
foreign operations dept,
intercotinetal bank of nigeria plc,
lagos-nigeria.

Attention:



This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been
gazzeted to be released, via key telex transfer (ktt )-direct wire
transfer to you by the senate committee for foreign over due fund
transfer. meanwhile,a woman came to my office few days ago with a
letter,claiming to be your true representative.
here are her informations:

name miss glen franson
bank name: citi bank,york.
account number: 6503809428.
bank address:new york,usa

please,do reconfirm to this office ,as a matter of urgency if this
woman is from you so that the federal government will not beheld
responsible for paying into the wrong account name.
the reserve bank governor,executive, board of directors and the
senate committee for foreign over due inherittance fundhave approved
and accredited this reputable bank with the office of the
director,international remittance / foreign operations,to handle and
transfer all foreign inherittance funds this second quarter payment
of the year.
however,we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said
mrs.white,if we do not hear from you within the next seven working
days from today.
congratulations in advance.
best regards,

Mr.Maxwell.
director, international remittance
foreign operations dept,
intercotinetal bank of nigeria plc,
lagos-nigeria.
all foreign inherittance funds
central bank governor
board of directors [fpd] accountant general of nigeria

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