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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 Rosanne Norman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janetukaofficedesk@secretary.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:19:53 -0700
Subject: Reminder: My Kind And Sincere Advise To You My Friend...

Hello My Friend,
My name is Mrs Rosanne Norman, an Australia citizen and 45 years old.  I am one of those people who
have been trying to receive my United Nations/IMF Inheritance funds from a European domiciled
Banks for few years ago without success. I had paid different fees while in the United States
hoping to receive my fund from those Banks, all to no avail. Upon this, I decided to take my faith
in my hand and travelled down to the Nigeria with all my payment documents as my file was
grouped together with other beneficiaries batch, which are to be paid by the African Coordinator
Payment Office for their financial system stability.  I met the Secretary to the Payment Officer by
name Mrs Janet Ukachukwu who informed me that the people I have been dealing with all this
while are false and imposters that I should henceforth STOP communicating with them.
Right now I have received my compensation fund totalling US$3,200,000.00 (Three Million Two
Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars), as I was narrating my ordeal, Mrs. Janet
have to disclosed other list of beneficiaries yet to receive their fund I got your name/email from that
list and decided to contact and asked you to desist from further communication with those
impostors as they are only after your money.
I will personally advise you to contact Mrs Janet Ukachukwu, she will assist you immediately.
Mrs Janet Email: (janetukaofficedesk@secretary.net)
Secretary Payment Officer
World Bank Group/IMF
Senior Resident Commissioner
9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja
REF:-XVGNN00732
Fax: +32088373412
Email: info@worldbank.org
Website: www.worldbank.org
My friend you really have to stop dealing with those people claiming to be in possession of your
fund it is not in no way with them, they are only taking advantage of you. The only money I paid
as Endorsement fee in Mrs Janets office is $345 take note of that.
Thank You and Be Blessed.
Mrs Rosanne Norman.

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