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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: "D. Jackson" <djfbiagent@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:00:51 +0100
Subject: Notification of Payment!


Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB-FBI AGENT

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Special Agent David Jackson and am here in Nigeria as
an FBI delegate that has been delegated to investigate this
fraudsters who are in the business of swindling Foreigners
that came for transaction in Nigeria. Please be informed
that during my investigation I got to find out that there is
a huge sum of $10.5million that has been assigned in your
name( Beneficiary.) and this fraudsters are busy swindling
you without any hope of receiving your fund. NOTE: You are
not supposed to pay that huge amount from the beginning
before the release of your fund can commence depending on
how you want the transfer made to you. We have to inform you
that we have made some arrested in respect of this delayed
over due fund. I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria
here so I advise you urgently respond to this message .I
shall expect your response as soon as you receive this
email. Please do not inform any of the people that collected
money from you before now about this new development, to
avoid jeopardizing our investigation.

Best Regard,
D. JACKSON KJ
FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION African Religion NIGERIA
DIVISION
INVESTIGATION ON ALL ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER

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