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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: "Mrs. Michelle Obama" <mrs.graceegobia@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.michelobama@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:55:23 +0100
Subject: Mrs. Michelle Obama.


How are you today?

I am Mrs. Michelle Obama and I am written to inform you about your Bank
Cheque Draft brought by the United Embassy from the government of Federal
Republic of Nigeria in the white house Washington DC which contains the sum
of (GBP£25,000,000.00) twenty five million British pounds sterlin credited
from the bank of America, the delivery of your funds has been mandated to
be deliver to your address on or before Monday being 21st of November 2016
to you as soon as you get back to me with your home address and your cell
phone number.

Bear in mind that I have taking my time to be in charge of your funds as
instructed by my husband to ensure that you received your funds
successfully from the white house to reduce the economy and I’m the only
one that has your funds in regard to my husband Mr. Barack Hussein Obama II
and you will have to pay the sum of £10,500 only before your Bank Cheque
Draft will deliver to you on Monday, the reason why the fee is required is
to have your funds clearance paper from the origin of the funds to avoid
any harassment from the authority and you are also expecting to be announce
as winner of the said amount by Monday as soon as your fund is delivered to
you.

So you are urgent advised to get back to me with your home address and also
the payment information today for immediate effect of your delivery. Note
that the £10,500 is the only fee and final payment you have my assurance.

However, according to our agreement with the originated Federal Republic of
Nigeria, all our communications should be on email for record purpose so
follow my instruction accordingly, even if you don’t have the £10,500 try
to borrow it and send it immediately because this is your life opportunity
and I don’t want you to lose the chance any more.

Please I will advice you to urgent make the payment this morning via
western union or money gram money transfer to the listed cashier
information as instructed you by the originated authority or if you need an
account to make the payment you let me know on your next message. I will
look forward to received your email today with the payment to enable the
origin secure the required clearance papers required at White House Nigeria
to deliver your funds. Note that it will take only 14hrs to deliver your
Bank Cheque Draft in receipt of the £10,500 payment.

Please find the payment data below to send the £10,500 via money gram

Receiver Name: Rowland Anyanwu.
Country Nigeria
City Lagos
Question: Urgent
Answer: Needed
Amount: £10,500
MTCN reference number............
Sender Name...........
Sender's Telephone……
Sender's Address........


I look forward to your respond to your email with the payment today.

Regards
Mrs. Michelle Obama.
(mrs.michelobama@outlook.com )
The White House
(Official Residence of the President of the US)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500 US

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