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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 Cane Green <sssicanegreen@i12.com>
Reply-To: sisccanegreenn@i12.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:15:08 -0300
Subject: Re: From Sister Cane Green



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. Cane Green 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. FREDERIC PELLEGRIM and explain everything
to him as your file was sent to him on the 6th March, 2010 and when contacting
the lawyer quote your file reference number a010-2010 he is the final stone
that breaks the camel’s back.


My advice to you based on this information is that you should boldly call Mr.
FREDERIC PELLEGRIM the lawyer at the security and finance company on his
direct telephone number or 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.


He might want to know how come you got his direct email, you can tell him
anything (please, don? t 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- x342xtw2010 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. Cane Green

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