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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. Rosemary David" <mrsrosemaryfdb.david@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsrosemarydavid@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:08:44 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT!!!

ATTENTION: UNPAID BENEFICIARY

RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT!!!

In line with the recent directive by the President, Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan., authorizing this office to
verify/reconcile the entire approved Payment File certified OK SINCE LAST
YEAR.

The Presidency in collaboration with the Senate Committee on Foreign
Payment decided unanimously and issued an irrevocable payment instruction
to the FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP NIGERIA, to
transfer your fund under 72Hrs upon the re-confirmation of your
Payment/Banking information.

Subsequently we received a sudden application for change of your bank
account by some person {s} stating that you are dead and that they are
your Next-of-kin, with a new bank account, which has been processed and
approved by the Federal Ministry of Finance. But Mrs Rosemary David,
DIRECTOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP has refused to honor this
application for change of account and insisted that you will be contacted
for verification purpose before the transfer will be done.

We write to enquire from you the sincerity of this application made by
your acclaimed Next of Kin as this nascent Democratic Government will not
be held responsible for any wrongful transfer of your fund. You are
therefore required to contact to Mrs Rosemary David, DIRECTOR AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP on his designated EMAIL:mrsrosemarydavid@yahoo.com,
TEL: 234-8035 7756 22 under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this
application, and if you are still alive.

All correspondence should be relayed to Mrs Rosemary David, DIRECTOR
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

Thanking you for your understanding and cooperation.
For the Federal Republic of Nigeria
DR. DAVID MARK SENATE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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