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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: Director Mike Williams <oservice85@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Director Mike Williams <mrcharlesflanagan@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 03:56:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW HIGHLY URGENT


HELLO GOOD DAY MY DEAR. DO RESPECT Your Consignment Box worth of $4.5 Million United States Dollars we wish to inform you that the diplomatic agent conveying the consignment box valued the sum of $4.5 Million United States Dollars is currently in Bellingham International Airport, Washington now. We required you to reconfirm the following information below so that he can deliver your consignment box to you today.

Contact your Diplomatic Argent in person, Diplomat Charles Flanagan and also make sure that you forward your Code Number or Area Registration's to him because it is very important to enable him locate your address meanwhile, I want to use this opportunity to let you know that the United States Embassy in West Africa has used about $12.000.00 United State Dollars out of your fund to get all the documents that is required for you to receive your funds worth $4.5 Million United State Dollars so therefore we the United State Embassy West Africa urge you to stop every dealings you have with any other Companies like DHL, FedEx or Banks like Western Union, Money Gram, United Bank for Africa or even Central Bank none of them have any fund for you, all they need is to steal your money and dump you forward such email address to us to track them down in other word we required your urgent response to this email with no waste of time with below stated information:

Your Full Name:
Your Age and Sex:
Your Delivery Address/Country:
Your Nearest/Closest Airport/City:
Your ID card or any Driver's License/Passport:
Your Contact Telephone Number:
Bank REGISTRATION NO: EG58945
Bank CODE NUMBER: 0140479

Make sure you don't let the agent know the content of the consignment box for security purpose and I want this to be within you and us to avoid another person contacting the agent over your funds OK Immediately you contact him, he will deliver your consignment box to you. Contact Telephone Number; +1 (360)-727-7043.


Best Regards,
Director Mike Williams
Foreign Operation Department
United State Embassy West Africa.

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