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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: "DR.JOHN ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <techinfo715@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:17:17 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Needed Immediately

Greeting,
 
How are you today? Compliment of the day.
 
This is to notify you that we have program to pay you your outstanding payment through our online banking services with Access Bank plc Here in
Nigeria. We shall open a new online account for you here which will cost you $120 only.
 
Please do remember that your fund Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($ 5.5 million) has over due to pay out with your
interest so please if this new development is okay by you then get back to us immediately for proceedings
 
As we are going to effect your online banking service through Access bank plc. Immediately.
 
Yours Faithfully.
 
Furthermore, below is the information you will use to send the requested $120 today via Western Union or Money Gram International as
described below:-
 
Receiver's Name:- HUMFREY CHIMA
Destination:- Lagos Nigeria
No Text Question and Answer
Amount; $120 only.
 
1.Full Name
2.Mobile Telephone number,
3.Age
4.contact address/Country
5.occupation
 
PLEASE REPLY VIA EMAIL
 
DR.JOHN ADAMS
Remittance / Foreign Operation Manager
Access Bank Plc
 

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