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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: "Babachir David Lawal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diabanpayment@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:06:49 -0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Re:Presidential Official Gazzaert to all her Creditors all around the World:
 
This is to kindly inform all foreigners owned to ensure an urgent reply to this directives as the World Leaders has collaborated with us in making sufficient funds and human resources available to pay all cleared individual(s) Organizations, companies in this first fiscal payment quarter.
 
We implore and advised all concerned to hurriedly contact the underlisted bank with all relevant details to help release your money to you and we wish to notify everyone that we are in conjuction with the United Nation teams of Expatriates supervising that every cleared claims are met:
 
 
Bank Name: Diamond Bank Ltd
Email: diabanpayment@gmail.com
Direct Number:234-9093184847
Director:Mr Uzoma Dozie
Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
 
We give this as a strict warning to every concerned to henceforth desist from anybody,parastatals, institutions, banks, offshore payment center and any diplomatic outfit concerning this payment, as money has been allocated the above mentioned bank to pay all outstanding owned debts, always keep us posted with your dealings with the Diamond Bank till you are paid.
 
Meanwhile we congratulate you in advance.
 
Thanks and Faithfully,
 
Babachir David Lawal
Secretary to The Federal Government
on behalf of the President.

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