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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: "Sister. Elizabeth Mayer" <sisterlizzy@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:57:04 +0800
Subject: Hello my dear

Hello My Dear,


I strongly believe that this mail must get at you by God's grace, as I do
not know you in person and not quite sure of your current tel/fax number for
me to be sure, but I know how i manage to get this mail address which I used
to communicate you.


However, I am Sister. Elizabeth Mayer and I am working with the Nations Apex
Bank; accounting unit/telex department Central Bank of Nigeria. My aim of
writing is not to know you as i have no interest of knowing you and would
not like to know you unless if needs be.


But I am telling you this based on my believe as person who does not like
evil or cheating and would not like to be called for explanation as a result
of this information I am giving to you below and as a straight forward
person, I believe that any man/woman is my brother/sister according to my
believe irrespective of where you must have come from we are same human
being. This information is as regards to your payment in Nigeria.


Now as I am contacting you, payments are going on to those that are aware of
this information because this information was not gazette to the public
awareness.


These exercises have started for some time now but there are a lot of pranks
some corrupt officials in the central bank of Nigeria has been doing and
they diverted your funds to a bank in Switzerland. From the information, the
secretary of probe panel and verification on contract and next of kin
matters and the chairman of the committee and some other officials summed
up with to divert your funds.


This information as a result of my recent departmental research and I called
then to question but they tried to bribe me, but I refused because I am not
a cheat. I have to inform you that your! Funds interest at a tune of
USD22.3million was transferred into a Swiss account provided by a fake
lawyer portrayed him to be your lawyer. I must inform you that the officers
involved are always in communication with you , so you should stop talking
with them and do not tell them that you are waiting for the transfer .


Since we have an evidence at hand, hereby advised you to contact the
authorized C.B.N security and finance company in Tema Accra Ghana whom are
in control of your payment and the approved lawyer attached to the security
and finance company in the name of Mr. REGINALD BROWN and explain everything
to him as your file was sent to him on the 6th May, 2009 and when contacting
the lawyer quote your file reference number a010-2009 he is the final stone
that breaks the camel's back.


My advice to you based on this information is that you should boldly send an email to Mr. REGINALD BROWN the lawyer at the security and finance company on his official email address . He is the person in charge of all the legal clearances for this on-going payment exercise and ask him that he should help you in making sure your fund is paid to you immediately and do the changes to move your funds to your original account and follow his directives, you will find the lawyers contact below this message.


He might want to know how come you got his direct email, you can tell him
anything (please, dont quote me) but insist that he should help you in
making sure your payment is done, and for more clarification or to ensure
him that you really knows what you are saying quote the following code no:
FGN/PMG/CBN- x342xtw2009 under category 'c' i.e. your code (please this
information is classified).



I believe that at the end of the day, he will ask you to forward your
payment information and bank co-ordinates to him for his processes as he
will direct you properly on how to follow up for your fund to be made to you
without further stress. If you contact him I will know because he must
contact my office for your information re-confirmation records.


So go ahead and call him now and don't be afraid of him or anybody, any
person apart from him is definitely a fraud.


Yours Sincerely,
Sister. Elizabeth Mayer


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Lawyers Contact

Name . Reginald Brown

Email Addres . brownatlaw@inMail.sk

Tel . +2332881460154



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