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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: Edward Anderson <edwardanderson2002@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:05:59 +0100
Subject: RECALL OF YOUR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND


Sir,

RE: RECALL OF FUND

Be informed that your fund has been recalled back from the Central Bank of
Nigeria offshore payment center. This Recall was after the interception of
the fraud attempt by some group of suspected fraudulent officials who was
trying to divert the fund to another account by the International
Remittance office in collaboration with Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

It was dictated after reconciliation of payment files which was directed by
Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Legal Department
After the financial submitting which mandated KINGSLEY COLEMAN & ASSOCIATES
to investigate all outstanding and approved payment which is presently
pending with offshore payment centers around the world which your payment
file was among the file and irregularities was dictated.

The fund was called back based on these findings, that upon thorough
examination of your dept records. (to ascertain the genuineness of the
chargeable claims), and to determine whether or not the procedures of
Inheritance/Contract Release were carried out in conformity with the
existing regulations, based on open tender policy, the following
discrepancies were duly discovered.

1. Your payment procedures were being handled in an unusual
transaction pattern, which gave the avenue for all these fallacies and also
bogus promises which is totally impossible in any part of the world and
also to use it as a blackmail means of extorting money from you. All these
contributed to make it impossible for you to receive your fund.

2. There was a large scale documentary pilferage, procedure
diversions, (using UN-existing offshore payment exercise, documentary
subversion's, procedural hijacking through fraudulent manipulations, all
meant to divert your attention by frustrating you out of patience for
possible diversion of your payment to other account.

Based on that your fund has been recalled back by the order of the Central
Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors for immediate re-transfer to your
account that will be provided by you, you are free to ask any question
where you do not understand. The Board of Directors of Central Bank of
Nigeria has appointed a Financial Consultant by name KINGSLEY COLEMAN &
ASSOCIATES that will oversee and approve every payment that will be
released to any foreign beneficiary.

As soon as I hear from you, I will give you the contact information of
KINGSLEY COLEMAN & ASSOCIATES.

Yours truly,

Dr. Edward Anderson (Central Bank of Nigeria, Public Relations Officer).
Direct Tel: +234 80 33013691 (24 Hours)
Direct Email: edwardanderson2002@yahoo.es
Correspondence Email: edwardanderson2002@gmail.com
NB: Please reply to my direct email: edwardanderson2002@yahoo.es

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