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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: "Payment advisory Board" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <advisoryboard2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 15:18:06 -0800
Subject: Imminent Message

The Embassy of Nigeria
9 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BX, United Kingdom
Payment advisory Board
Office of the provisional ruling council embassy Complex
Phone: + 44 702 404 5247 Email: advisoryboard2@gmail.com

Dear Beneficiary,

After a just concluded meeting among the board, we wish to warn you against some Miscreants, Hoodlums and Touts who go about scamming innocent people by claiming to be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country, the office of the presidency Federal Republic of Nigeria under the leadership of our new president Alhaji Muhamudu Buhari has mandated that all foreign payment be release without any further delay.

With the collaboration of the UK Government based on the visit of the president Alhaji Muhamudu Buhari, the UK Government has agreed to assist Nigeria in maintaining an upright position in dealing with foreign beneficiaries and settlement of dept. and against the fight on corruption and misappropriation of public funds. This advisory board has been shouldered with the responsibility of making sure that all foreign beneficiaries' allocation as approved is released hitch free. As the case maybe, the new government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has setup up several foreign account credited with funds and also ready to instruct release of funds as soon as beneficiary is satisfied as a true beneficiary you are advised to reconfirm your full details,

1) Your full name: 2) Your address: 3) Phone, fax and mobile: 4) A copy of any valid ID.

I await your urgent response as we are working towards completing your payment this last quarter, as soon as this information is received, be rest assured that full attention will be given to beneficiary towards immediate release of approved funds.

Regards,

Mr. Lambert Cooks
Payment advisory Board
Office of the provisional ruling council
London UK
Office Line: + 44 702 404 5247
Email: advisoryboard2@gmail.com

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