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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: "Jude Obih" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judeobi1960@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 07.00.48 +0100
Subject: TOP SECRET

Hello Dear

I have informed you about this last year and am repeating it again this year. How long will you allow yourself to be deceived by your so called representative here? They will never tell you the truth because they are extorting money from you on the pretext of assisting you get your payment.

Please get back to me very quickly for a detailed brief on an ongoing plot to steal your contract inheritance fund under a false report that you are dead. Some criminal minded officials who have slight knowledge of your claim have lied to a highly influential Saudi Arabian Billionaire, and convinced him to believe you died in a plane crash. Your dormant claim has now been reactivated using their false application, and the payment is currently being pursued vigorously using the Saudi’s connections.

As I write, all approvals, charges and taxes associated with the processing and release of this fund to PostFinance Bank account in Bern, Switzerland has been completely settled by the Saudi MoneyBag. So, you MUST deflate this move immediately by writing the paying authority that you are still alive as against the lies told by the Saudi Billionaire and his cohorts. Do not doubt this information nor treat it with despise. You will get to know more about this upon your response because I shall give you all available hidden information as far as I know. I await your urgent reaction to this so I can give you details and the right office to contact in order to swiftly foil this fraud. For the sake of my job and family, kindly treat this information as a TOP SECRET and ensure I am not quoted anywhere. Let me remain your undercover agent. Kindly reply through my secured email address, ,judeobi1960@gmail.com . I await your reply.

Thanks.
Jude Obih

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