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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2348032350727 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Susan Mensah" <Info8@wjh5zt67h.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <mensahsusan365@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:29:55 -0800
Subject: SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

MY DEAR,

I am Miss Susan Mensah Citizen of Ghana, a Computer Analyst with Central Bank of Nigeria. I am 29 years old, just started work with Central Bank of Nigeria. (C.B.N.) my dear, I came across your payment file which was marked X and your fund release Hard Disk painted RED, I took my time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificate but the fund has not been release to you. The most annoying thing is that the directors and top officials of this nation cannot tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you; instead they let you spend money unnecessarily.

I swear with my life that I do not intend to work here all the days of my life, I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security and how I can run away from this Nigeria if I do this for you, I cannot run back to Ghana as they have all my information in Ghana, and if I don't run away from this country after I made the transfer to your bank account, I will be seriously in trouble and my life will be in danger

Please this is like a Mafia setting here in Nigeria; you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian and dose not live here. The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK, we call it HD120 GIG. I will buy two of it, recopy your information, destroy the previous one, and punch the computer to reflect in your bank account within 24 banking hours. I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from here Nigeria to meet with you in your country if you are interested. But you must assure me the absolute confidentiality of this deal before I can do any further.

Do get in touch with me immediately, you should send to me your convenient Tell/fax numbers for easy communications and also reconfirm your
Full Names, current address and Bank details, where you want the fund to be transferred into.
For phone conversation, please call me on +234- 803-235-0727.

Regards,

Miss Susan Mensah
Computer Analyst
Central Bank of Nigeria

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