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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: "Dr. Fred Ana" <payingcentreunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fredana@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 11:02:55 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Required

Central Security Company
Dr. Fred Ana,
No: Amadubello Avenue Gariki Abuja
E-mail : fredana@consultant.com

Attention:

I am Dr. Fred Ana . this note was taken in my office where I was
serving verification documents to some mans Mr. Mohammed Aziz and Mr.
Raymond and a lady Mrs. JAnanda Manjunatha who stormed in my office in
company of Mr. Mike Attah who clam to be India Inspector General of
Police.

The man (Mr. Mohammed Aziz) claimed to be your representative and the
supervisory Engineer that supervised and General Manager of your
Company. (CABINET OFFICE) because of their inability to have paid at
the agreed time.

They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them
as the next of kin to your contract iheritance payment, presently they
are under security custody now for verification, these people quickly
applied that your inherited fund should be presented to them at the
spot.

The Official responsible for the presentation of Iheritance Payment
quickly granted approvals to their application and packaged the fund
for them to go with it,So I noticed that there are discrepancies as
there was no evidence of authorization letter from you for the change
of the Iheritance Payment.

I urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of
the consignment and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and
at the same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending
when your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please as am sending you this mail your payment of ( US$15,000,000.00)
Fifteen Million United States Bank is deposited with Bank, and we are
waiting for your confirmation before I will authorize the payment and
respond to me urgently for your comments which will be highly
appreciated, but we will not hesitate to continue the payment
transmission to those people if no response comes from you. Contact me
on this Email: fredana@consultant.com immediately as your silence
will be a clear indication that you authorized them to effect the
above changes.

Regards,

Dr. Fred Ana
Central Security Company Abuja

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