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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.Elizabeth Nkiruka" <"www."@tea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Elizabeth Nkiruka" <elizabeth_nkiruka555@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 01:00:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BANK TO BANK $35.5Million

ATTENTION PLEASE,

Rejoice! Rejoice!! Rejoice!! The lord has answered your prayer this year, it
well with you. Congratulations! Every necessary arrangement has been concluded
today for your fund worth $35.5Million is now ready to
deliver. So send me your full home addresses immediately so that we can deliver
your fund through diplomatic carriage to your door step with out any problem or
disturbance.give us your full address if you have any bank information fill it
let us do it bank transfer,but if you don't have try to give us only your
address so we can deliver it trough ATM card to you,it will cost you a little
amount of money to clear all transaction.so you can be fast to get back to us
with the full inquires the little amount you are suppose to spend on this
transaction is $175USD we are waiting for you.
Expecting your urgent reply

Full Name:
Your Address:
Your State:
Your Occupation:
Your Next Of Kin Names:
Your age:
Cell phone number
Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Elizabeth Nkiruka
Best regards,
Financial Consultant
International Monetary Fund.
CELL NUMBER:+229-985-50-991 Or +229-665-61-327
Email:elizabeth_nkiruka555@hotmail.com

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