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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: "MR. LAWRENCE AMADI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawrenceamadi@rescueteam.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:02:14 +0100
Subject: SUB: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

Dear Sir,
 
SUB: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER
 
I refer to your fund transfer programmed by Dr. Tunde Lemo, the Chairman on Foreign Payment Verification Panel (FPVP); to tell you the truth of the delay in crediting your nominated account. I wish to bring to your notice that the delay in releasing this fund into your account, is being caused by me because of the breach of agreement between me and those whom introduced you into the business some year(s) back.
 
Your so-called partners approached me couple of year(s) ago when I was still a member of the board of director in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requesting they want to present you as a beneficiary of the fund; So after our negotiation, we unanimously agreed that they (your partners) would give me a substantial amount (CASH) of the total sum on my acceptance to assistin transferring the fund. When I accepted the offer, they forwarded your bank wire coordinates to me for onward transfer.
 
As soon as I made some fruitful effort on the business and demanded my share as agreed, your partners deviated from the agreement and decided to go through the Head of Telex Department at my back in an attempt to cheat me out; not knowing that the Telex Department is also under my control. Then I got the knowledge of their evil plans and prove their illicit efforts abortive. In their plots, I actually allowed the fund to be moved to variousfiduciary agents in Nigeria,Netherlands, England, even in the USA etc to avert the eyes of the federal auditors here, but with a consolidated check so to make sure that they do not make the transfer. That is why you have been pursing this payment for long without success.
 
They succeeded in manipulating information from the master file of this said fund, but were unable to change the Payment Code, which is the coding and decoding of the central computerized database. I have intentionally changed the real access to this Code as a tool to checkmate their nefarious activities as then Director of Foreign Claims and Contract/inheritance Payment. That is why each time an attempt is made to transfer your fund; their telex computer will generate an automated message alert to all governing bodies on monetary regulations to checkmate the transfer, because the master database bears a different code, thereby causing a technical hitch on the transfer. To protect your interest before it is to late I will advise you to STOP all previous and present communication concerning this or else you will have yourself to blame and do not disclose this information to anybody as the success in every business a man does depends on the secret.< B  
Subsequently, I want to crave your indulgence on the impossibility of transferring this fund without legally obtaining of all the documents required from the appropriate offices. There has to be a thorough homework; making sure we create no room for suspicion; as long as I am concerned the transfer of the fund whole and entire to your account is possibleno doubt about it. You should call me strictly on this telephone number +234-7027732029
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Lawrence Amadi
NDIC.

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