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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348066667561 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamesuka1958@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Morgan <smith_morgan13@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:07:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact P.M.G.F.R.N today.

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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE=A0=20
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
=A0 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN=A0 PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON COMPESATION PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA=20
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This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated fro=
m the United Nations to pay 100 scam victims scammed by Nigerians US$2Milli=
on each; your e-mail address is listed and approved for this payment as one=
of the scammed victims.

On this faithful recommendations, I want to inform that during the last UN =
meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria with the President of Nigeria (GCFR) Alhaji=
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in th=
e meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists =
operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the go=
od image of the country, the president of the country is now paying 100 vic=
tims of this operators $2Million USD each. Due to the corrupt and inefficie=
nt banking systems in Nigeria, the payment are to be paid by Office of the =
new elected Paymaster General Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. James Uka.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 beneficiaries has been pa=
id, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more=A016=
left to be paid the compensations of $2Million each. Your e-mail address w=
as mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as =
one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to commun=
icate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever, the US =
secretservice is already on trace of the criminals.=20
=A0
Now you are directed to contact the Office of the Paymaster General Federal=
Republic of Nigeria Dr.=A0James Uka=A0immediately so that he will pay you =
and fax you the payment Copy Slip contact him now and inform him that you r=
eceived an email from The Federal House of Senate Federal Republic of Niger=
ia, Instructing you to call him for immediate release of your compensation =
and forward your Details to his office to avoid transfer mistake.
=A0
Name: Dr.James Uka ( Paymaster General Federal Republic of Nigeria )
E-mail: jamesuka1958@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +234 8066667561
=A0
Contact him immediately.
=A0
NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call=
, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters=
We shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.
=A0
Best Regards,

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Senator.Smith Morgan.=A0=A0=A0=A0=0A=0A=0A

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