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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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Fraud email example:

From: MESSAGE From world Central Bank <customerss.care25@ymail.com>
Reply-To: MESSAGE From world Central Bank <senotorsanusi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:26:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I am at New jersey int.airport with your registered your
package ATM CARD of US$10.7 m


     U.S.A Treatures Finance.International
    Revenue Service Department.
    Bureau of Consular Affairs
    Washington,DC 20520
    Greeting from USA I.R.S,
             Attention:  
    We write to inform you  clearly  whethere you like it or not  all your  bussness   that  include your fund  with reference monitoring numbers ...2661428 has been in monetoring by our Washington,DC 20520 Search Light and it  waiting for resolutions of the release permit    which will  came all the way from Africa i our office .We have been waiting for you to ask  us regarding your fund  which  is in the atm card  OF $10.7MILLION USD suppose to translate with the code pin  to you which was on hold by IMF And custom Department and they are requesting for Renew of the refrence numbers  and your Ownership certificat which will be renew from the origination Supreme court of justice  before it will be released from the atm depertment   to be transfer to complete the transaction After the phone call  CPA,CFE,ACA,MPA AND office of world inspector general  IMF   made  with    the USA Washington,DC 20520 Authority  Search light and the Untated state of America and UN, it was resolved that the fund of yours will be transfer  to you As an  ATM CARD   Account  must be complete within(24hours  ) working day upon your compliance to our directives;  Now we the Washington,DC 20520 IMF and federal ministry of Finance want to inform you that from our verification we find out the atm card  is original and   genius but you most send to us  the fee needed  for the  certificate  from here head office  before we leave you  to withdrow   all your fund of $10.7Million USD You should send it  to us to obtain the needed Int,  certificate from Benin Republic where the Money   located to avoid loosing the Fund .We sound as warning to you if you fall to  comply with us you face Us..
    
The Int, certificate charges which was initially on the high price has been cut down by the US treasurers ministry of finance  in Benin Republic considering the poor economic situations that make it difficult for the middle class citizens  of yours to meet up with the Int,tax   certificate of their entitlement.
    We will upon the confirmation of your clearing charge assign our Search light  manager ALi Bama  () to travel to USA and meet  you with  your  addrress  from there agency if you refuse to comply .
    Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm the to us the time you will pay the fee unfally  upon contacting us to avoid money confisication of all your fund on the ways and in your bank also  after obtaining the needed Int,tax   certificate from Benin Republic because that is what the U.S.A.International  Revenue Service Department. Bureau of Consular
     Affairs here are waiting for .Once you notify  this email  from us with the above information and the needed Int.tax  certificate most be obtain from Benin Republic, the USA Authority will release your  fund in atm card   to you immediatly  you send them this certificate today or tomorrow   and it will be order to the  money  to be   release  in the funds into atm card   to you  , You can reply  now,
Reply to: senotorsanusi@gmail.com
    * Your Full Names:____________________
    * Contact Address:________________
    * Message Phone Number:_____________
    * Cell Phone Number:________________
    * Home Phone Number:_________________
    * Fax Number:_______________________
    * Occupation:________________________
    * Marital Status:________________________
    * Age:________________________
    
    SANATOR JESOPH SANUSI
    +229-99665776    Commissioner of International  imf Washington,DC 20520
    Search light  Consular Affairs Revenue Service +229-98654689

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