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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:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (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 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.
- mrs.phinaudo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: PHINA UDO <mrs.phinaudo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:06:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear
Dear
I am Mrs Phina Udo from Abidjan living in Nigeria , I was a formal girl friend of late president of Nigeria Late General Sani Abacha before his  died  I took some boxes of money to Brazil and deposited with a security company.
Please I will like to use your names to do the change of deposit as my business partner who will come to Brazil to claim the consignment boxes out from the security company.
I cannot claim the boxes out from the security company because of my present condition in Nigeria.The total amount inside the box is US90 million dollars cash. I will give you 25% of the total money in the boxes, and 5% will be for any expenses you are going to do in cost of bringing the consignment boxes out from the security company in Brazil.
The remaining 70% will be for the investment I will like to do in your country which you will be the one who will invest the money for me. As soon as I heard from you today I will introduce you to the security company as my business partner who will take the claim of the boxes.
Below is the website
 http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigeria-pushes-to-recover-abacha-s-185m-from-liechtenstein/161321/
\Waiting to hear from you.
Best Regards
Mrs. Phina Udo
EMAIL: mrs.phinaudo@yahoo.fr
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