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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: "MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <faridawaziri300@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:17:13 +1100
Subject: WHY HAVE YOU NOT RESPONDED?

MRS.FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI (AIG RTD.)
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.
TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.


Attention: Scammed Victim,

Permit me the pleasure of introducing my self as MRS.FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI. I am
the newly Elected Director of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). I
am writing you in respect to the transfer of funds you have been expecting from
Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to compensate all
foreigners? Who in one way or the other has been retrieve of there hard earn
money through illegal transaction.

The purpose for this is to regain the lost glory of our great country and to
also show the entire world that this government is highly ready to fight
corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the banking, oil and
communication sector in the last 3year's Nigeria has the worst name in
corruption in the world, where we were rated in the world as one of the most
corrupted nation in the world and it is never a good name to us.

Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness people like you and
the entire world has showed in helping Nigeria to fight corruption unlike
Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria Government through the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

(EFCC) an organization that was formed by this same government to fight
corruption in all sector's in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL, BRITISH
GOVERNMENT and the whole world that has been helping us in arresting those that
has been involved in advance fee fraud locally and international.

Following the recent bills passed by the house of assembly and presidency, we
have been cross checking all financial transaction in all financial institutions
in the country and it has come to our notice that your payment has been
withheld. But be sure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit on all
financial matters in the presidency, central bank of Nigeria and all commercial
banks here in Nigeria.

This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been re-directed
according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to the
appointed paying bank (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) to all debts owned by this great
nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 BILLION) out in the recent budget by the
president of the country, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has been deposited with
ZENITH BANK NIG PLC).

We have your payment file presently with us, based on this you are advised to
stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can not
pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach. Failure to comply, do not
hold us responsible for any mistake. For your funds to be paid to you, you are
urgently advised under 48hours to contact this office.

Although we have all this information with us, but we want to be sure that you
are the sole beneficiary of the said funds. Your urgent compliance under 48
hours will enable this office add your name to the payment schedule to be paid
in this quarter by the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). Note that your payment
will not exceed 7banking days from the date of the receipt of the above
information, as long as you have fulfilled all obligations.



YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN THESE REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS
MRS.FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI (AIG RTD.)
FROM: THE SECRETARY NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

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