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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: FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC <firstbank----34@att.net>
Reply-To: f_bk_ng@admin.in.th
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:06:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject:




FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

HEAD OFFICE SAMUEL ASABIA HOUSE

35 MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA

TEL: +234-7067478948.

Attn: Beneficiary

We write to officially notify you that your overdue CONTRACT INHERITANCE FUND of $9.5M USD have been approved  by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA to be paid to you by FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA, It is important that you acknowledge the receipt of this email with the following:


VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.

1. Full names:

2. Residential address:

3. Phone number:

4. Fax number:

5. Occupation:

6. Sex:

7. Age:

8. Nationality:

9.Bank Name:

10.Account No:

11.Bank Address:

12. Swift Code:

13. Routing No:

MODE OF PAYMENT

(1)Online wire Transfer

(2) ATM CARD payment

(3)Courier Delivery Of your Certified overdue payment Cheque

Choose any of the above option on how you are going to receive your payment and get back to this office so that we can proceed with your transfer.

Yours faithfully
Mr.Osaze Osifo

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