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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mail. <info@thd.org>
Reply-To: <tfpr207@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:17:36 -0400
Subject: Read Your Mail.

UN-NDLEA/07/015
HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK.
FOREIGN CONTRACTS INVESTIGATION UNIT.
www.congress.org
 
FROM: -
THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
 
Approved and Witnessed by -
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin
White House and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois,
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin, Senate filibuster.
Senate Majority Leader Bill First, R-Tenn.
 
Sir
 
We Wish to inform you that the above mentioned bodies has taking up all the unpaid foreign payment in Nigeria Africa and to make sure that those that was deceived in one way or the other received their funds without much delay. We took over these payment due to much complains received in our offices world wild that too many beneficiaries has not received their over-due payment but rather spent much money from their hard earned money without any positive results. In this regards, we have completed our meetings with the Federal Government of Nigeria Africa and approval has been officially issued and signed to release the entire owed payment file which you are one of them.
 
 
Due to time limit to complete all the approved file, an ATM CARD payment was approved and issued, endorsed by the appropriate bodies and is now ready to be send to your doorstep but it is very important for you to know that only the sum of US$10 Million was approved for your payment and it has been programmed in the international ATM CARD on your name which you can withdrawal from any ATM machine in the world. You are therefore advised to contact our AGENT OFFICER in Nigeria. Dr Olutayo Johnson for the receiving of your ATM CARD. Already instructions have been given to him to attain to you and others as soon as you made contact with him. There is nothing much to pay except your courier delivery fee of your ATM CARD to your address which is US$150 only and nothing more. Contact him on his direct email address: tfpr207@gmail.com , it is very important for you to call him on:+2347031984596, for Quick service as much beneficiaries are involved.
 
 
Congratulations in Advance!!!
 
From
Godwin Given
United Nations
Reply To: tfpr207@gmail.com
Subject: Your Delayed Payment

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