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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: John Ahmed <john.ahmed911@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: John Ahmed <n.c.bank15@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:17:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I wish to makes you beneficiary of this fund which is $3.7MUSD to
claims it out of this country to your country by present your bank account


 Dear sir,
      I got your contact email in my private search i decided to inform you important message,i am the SCA senior chief accountant in Nigeria parastatal under NNPC,that is Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation. Since my appointment in this office, there is money out of this country,it floating since then and effort to locate the beneficiaries was goes abortive.
I wish to makes you beneficiary of this fund which is $3.7MUSD to claims it out of this country to your country by present your bank account number for the remittance,the payment will be made in central bank of Nigeria, even i already informed the authority in CBN that i have received signal from beneficiary of this fund in my office,in case you you inform CBN they will also inform me to know you are the right person to be.
In this case,your share will be 30% of the total amount involved,10% will be reserved for the expenses both parties, 60% is for me and my people involved.
Now,you will contact Rev John Ahmed at central bank of Nigeria with your full details at n.c.bank15@gmail.com, tell him you are the right owner to receive the sum of $3.7MUSD.
 your full name
 your bank account number and bank name.
 your personal phone number.
 international pass port.
 proforma invoice
 your age.
This are the requirements for the transaction into your account, mind you that we shall come to you at the end when it final reaches your account for the sharing and you will help invest the money over there.
Every documents backing this transaction must be dully stamped and signed.
 Try to reach Rev John Ahmed at CBN for the payment.
Regards
Dr Anthony Peez

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