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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: "EFCC Care-Center Intelligence-Monitoring Network" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <efcccarecenter@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 23:16:25 +1000
Subject: Confirm your interest for this payment.

Attention Fund Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that our Care Center Intelligence-Monitoring Network and in collaboration with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Nigeria has carried an investigation that cleared you as the true beneficiary of $10,500,000.00MillionUSD being an inheritance payment from Late George W. Wilson who was a contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporations before his death, we have agreed now with ministry of finance to pay the said money through central bank affiliation with the world bank north American zonal office in Canada. Though is was agued the money should be to paid to Barrister Williams Saraki who is the Lawyer to late George W. Wilson but considering the rigorous effect of the past event and the current infringements of the international banks, (US &UK) to Nigeria owned bank checks and drafts we now accept to pay through the world bank instead.

Haven reached this agreement, we also want to inform you that John Wheeler who was trying to impersonate you with the claim that you are incapacitated or dead already has been arrested and he is right now in our custody, this action was taken after Barrister Williams Saraki reported this incidence to us and also confirming he is never your next of kin, he will be charge for theft, impersonation and fraudulent act which is against our law in (section-419). So sequel to this report and notification, this is to alert you of our current effort made to assist you in recovering your unpaid funds with the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are hereby advice to get back quickly and not later than the next 48hrs from today with a full details of your contact information as stated below to enable us revalidate it with the world bank north America zonal office in Canada for payment to you.

Your full name:
Full contact address:
Direct phone number:
Age, Sex, Status etc:

We hope and anticipate your full corporations soon.

Yours faithfully,

Inspector Harris Onyema
(Director of operations)

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