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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: nnamdi okonkwo <nnamdiokonkwoonline@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:34:06 -0800
Subject: Mrs. Susanna Moorehead

Dear beneficiary,

You have been so reluctant about this whole process, I have assured
you that i will make sure you get your fund totally
USD1,164,678,364.55 (ONE BILLION ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR MILLION
SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR
U.S DOLLARS FIFTY FIVE CENT) ONLY FROM (CIBC) First Caribbean Bank
Grand Cayman Island, thats why am still concerned about this. You have
to try and follow up the final fee process so that your fund can get
to you.
I have told you so many times to disregard all emails from others
sources. Your fund is real, I have been mandated to deliver the fund
to you, you have to stop every communication with anybody claiming to
know about the fund. We have so much impostors and scammers over the
internet.

I am Mrs. Susanna Moorehead and i have been mandated to get this
transaction completed with you, I know you might have been scammed so
many times, But i like to notify you that this transaction is real,
But the online scammers and imposters have vowed to make you loose
everything before this fund finally gets to you. Well i am here to
make this easy for you. If this fund does not exist i will not still
be communicating and emailing you on this transaction. There is no
risk here. Let this be your last trial on the internet. If i fail you
do not believe any man on earth.
As soon as you pay the final fee, Within the duration of 48 hours we
will release the first batch of your fund totally $16 million dollars
before we proceed with the rest of your fund with the bank (CIBC)
First Caribbean Bank, Grand Cayman Island your total fund with CIBC
Bank is USD1,164,678,364.55 (ONE BILLION ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR
MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY
FOUR U.S DOLLARS FIFTY FIVE CENT) ONLY. So that way it can be easy for
you to track down the recipient if anything goes wrong, Although there
will be no need for that because nothing is gonna go wrong. I can also
give you detail of individuals i have helped in the past to get their
fund transferred.

As soon as you make this final payment required, Your fund will get to
you in 48 hours. But if you refuse to pay this fee
as the bank is about to cancel the transaction, I will have no other
option than to transfer the fund to Marco Kunkel. Since he has your
personal information, And he is also ready to pay the bank fee. This
will be my last mail to you. I have tried to update you on this
transaction. But it seems i am wasting my time.

I am waiting for your urgent response

Thanks
Mrs. Susanna Moorehead
Tel: + 1 6188616100

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