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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"<guest@uniconindia.in>
Reply-To: <efcccarecenter@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:46:04 -0400
Subject: Please this notice is for your interest so confirm immediately.

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 clears 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, according to his lawyer (Barrister Williams Saraki) he reported that one John Wheeler came with the pretense that you are incapacitated or dead already but that you made him your next of kin to the said money above.

Anyway, we write to inform you here that the impostor who in pretense came as your next of kin has been arrested for impersonation and attempt for fraud but before we take him to the court for further prosecution and for possible jail sentence, you are advice to confirm your knowledge with him (John Wheeler), did you in any way permitted him to become your next of kin to the $10.5millionusd being a contract and inheritance payment to you? If not so then get back with a reconfirmation of your full contact details as stated below so as to allow Barrister Williams Saraki to register the check which is a certified bank draft for delivery to you.

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

We hope this is well understood as we anticipate your full corporations soon.

Yours faithfully,

Inspector Harris Onyema
(Director of operations)
Tel: +234 813 264 9826. (Call me for any clarification)


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