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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: "Rev Janet Fuya" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office_info@yeah.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:49:36 -0500
Subject: Please Be Aware!!!

 
Dear Friend,
In accordance to my religious believe, i felt so bad to write and inform you on the wicked conspiracy hatched by the JUSTICE MINISTER AND Attorney General of Nigeria,the two Former Governors of Central Bank, Mr.Charles Soludo,Malam Sanusi Lamido,Mrs SARAH Akade, former president OBASANJO to divert your money to their private designated account in Europe. From my position as a lowly clerk in this office, I discovered that they moved the fund from Lagos to SPAIN and from SPAIN; they have moved it last week to Banco Italiano in ITALY.
Today I found out through the Central computer database that they are about to reroute your fund to HALIFAX BANK LONDON UK. With this, I felt that it is important for me to alert you on this development. They are still using your name and contract/inheritance identification number as the beneficiary but they have changed the account co-ordinate, that is why they are frustrating you by asking for more money every time in order for them to go behind and collect your fund. I have the reference number of the transaction and also I have the number of the official who is directly in charge at the AIR COURIER SRCURITY COMPANY in London.
Your payment is supposed to go through the London credit control financial clearinghouse before finally Lodge in HALIFAX BANK LONDON UK. All the data about your claim profile are within my reach. I do not need gratification from you either in cash or kind. I can never be a part of evil because the bible said YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.
 
Please respect my discretion in this matter, you can send an email to me so that I can give you the reference number and the name and contact information of the officials who can retrieve your fund from those evil people. I repeat, please do not expose my person, it is not easy to get jobs around here and I cannot contend with these powerful individuals because they can eliminate me just like that.
God bless you, Rev Sister Janet Fuya
The Secretary To
The Governor Central Bank Nigeria and Recorder
CBN International Financial Data Base
Phone no; confidential

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