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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: Edwin Ele <edwinele8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwin_ele6@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 22:18:05 +0100
Subject: CONTACT HIM

--

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in
London for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring the fund despite that it failed us somehow.


Now contact my secretary in Nigeria with the following information:-


NAME:............BARRISTER EDWIN ELE

E-MAIL:..........edwin_ele6@yahoo.com.hk

Tel:..............+2347017987429


Get in touched with my secretary BARRISTER EDWIN ELE,ask him to send the
$1.5million us dollars to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy. I am very busy here because of
the investment projects which i and the my new partner are having at hand.


Finally,i have forwarded instruction to him on your behalf to receive the
money,so feel free to get in touch with him and ask him to send you the
money without any delay.


Yours Faithfully
Dr.Mrs Rose Ugo

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