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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: "KELLY ATUMA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kellyatumagovt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:04:58 +0100
Subject: HELLO ???

Attn; Beneficiary,
 
After waiting to hear from you or your partner for a long time now, I
decided to make this direct approach to you in other not to let it be a s if I have anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund is approved, all of sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up. If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell you.
 
Some time ago, your Partner, I mean the people that introduced you to the project approached me through the office of the Remittance Unit Central Bank of Nigeria and requested me to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you, they requested me to assist them by removing the original contract company s name and your bank particulars from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Vetting and replacing them with your name and your bank details in order to make you appears as the rightful beneficiary of this funds. I agreed on condition that they would pay me US$300,000.00 as soon as your name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid, but your friends started telling me stories. They even told me that you promised to send the money to me, do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them. Based on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement because
I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you did not execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the only person privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the past. I do not need the US$300,000.00 any longer from you, but a good compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that your colleague will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know that none of them is aware of my new approach to you.
 
Stop spending your money unnecessarily to CBN Officers both here and overseas because you will not receive this money without my hand in it. I personally did the work at the beginning and only I can perform it. The secret is that! your partners failed to stamp duty your contract documents.Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of Nigeria will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my position. Now re-assure that you will be willing to compensate me. That you will assist me to establish a foreign account in your country where my compensation will be lodged. Also a KTT FUND RELEASE APPROVALS DOCUMENTS will be send to you for endorsement after which the money will be remitted within 48hrs. I am man of my words, if you are ready to conclude this business with me, kindly contract me , so that we can have a chat over this issue once and for all. But if the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me and
forget about this money.
 
Thanks you for your understanding.
 
  Your's Faithfully,
 
Kelly Atuma
 



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