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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: "HEAD OF FUND TRANSFER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tundelemo@she.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 18:35:43 +0800
Subject: RE: VERIFICATION FOR PAYMENT NOTICE.

RE: VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

WE WISH TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT DUE TO THE IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED IN THE PAYMENT FILES OF MOST OF OUR FOREIGN CLIENTS THAT ARE OVER DUE FOR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT THROUGH OUR APEX BANKS AND CONSTANT DEMANDS FROM THE CONTRACTORS FOR UPFRONT PAYMENTS BY OUR APEX BANK, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOUR FUND HAS BEEN CALLED BACK TO THE NIGERIAN TREASURY ACCOUNT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA (UBN).

IT WILL BE IMPORTANT YOU NOTE YOUR FUND IS ONLY WITH UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT AT THE RECEIPT OF YOUR DEDUCTION CLEARANCE THAT YOU ARE TO PROCURE FROM FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HERE IN NIGERIA, THAT WILL EMPOWER YOUR PAYING BANK WHICH IS UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, TELEX DEPARTMENT, HEADED BY MR TUNDE LEMO, TO DEDUCT ALL TRANSFER CHARGES FROM THE SOURCE FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND WITHIN 24 HOURS

TO THIS EFFECT THEREFORE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OFFICE/OFFICES AND PERSON/PERSONS WITHIN AND OUT SIDE NIGERIA BECAUSE THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF THIS OFFICE IS IN CONSTANT MONITORING OF ALL INCOMING AND OUT GOING CALLS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT MATTER.

YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THE UNDER SIGNED AS SOON AS YOU ARE IN RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE FOR FURTHER PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND COME OVER HERE TO PROCURE YOUR DEDUCTION CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND OR ASK THE MINISTRY ACCREDITED LAWYER TO PROCURE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENT ON YOUR BEHALF.

ACCEPT OUR CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

SINCERELY YOURS.

TUNDE LEMO
HEAD OF TRANSFER

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