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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: "Trueman Emekus " <taiah06@biznetvigator.com>
Reply-To: "truemanemekus@gmail.com" <truemanemekus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 23:32:09 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Good News


Dear Friend,

Compliments of the Day and God's blessings from Trueman Emekus ,I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferred, Now I want you to contact my Pastor on the information below:

Name: Pastor Newman Amodu
Email:newmanamodu@gmail.com
Direct Tel: +229 95 741419

Ask him to send you the total sum of ($1.300,000.00) One milion three hundred thounsand Dollars only, which I kept for your compensation, contact my Pastor on his Email also give him your contact information which he will use to send you compensation cheque.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. In the moment,I am very busy here in UK, London because of the investment projects me and my new partners are having at hand and be inform you will only send him the delivery cost for sending your cheque .


Yours faithfully.

Trueman Emekus

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