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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: "Hon. Justice E. Ayoola" <admintb@kpru.ac.th>
Reply-To: <officeconsultant4allfunds@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:20:51 +0530
Subject: REMINDER

ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
 
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
 
Zone A9 Central Area Garki Abuja.
 
P. M.B 535,
 
 
Date:9th  March,2017
 
 
                     RE: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT FOR LONG AWAITED OVERDUE PAYMENT
 
 
Sir,
 
 
We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year
 
investigation it is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the
 
men of underworld(419ers/impostors).
 
However, the management has been dutifully empowered by the
 
Investigation bureau office of the President and Commander-in-chief of
 
the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria to curb all illicit
 
transaction and workload of this perpetrator.
 
 
In line with the Anti-corruption crusade of the President Muhammadu
 
Buhari (GCFR)you are by this email notification to stop any contact
 
regarding to your illegal transaction with this international
 
fraudsters called in Nigeria 419ers. Out of our findings there is no
 
any inheritance, Contract and Lottery payment in your favor or name in
 
Nigeria and the image of this country has been dented internationally
 
during the past administration of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
 
Presently,
 
 
we have employed a strategy to remit sanity and vow to
 
terminate the activity of this fraudsters by consolidating our
 
security Network all over the country in view to monitor all outgoing
 
and incoming communication to enable us fish out and avert all illegal
 
and suspicious transaction both domestically and internationally
 
respectively. Moreover, it occurs that some of our Financial
 
Institutions (Bank) serve as a Condit pipe by which this fraudsters
 
use to perpetrate the undo crime.
 
 
We have signal all these financial institutions to implement
 
scrutinized investigation before carrying any transaction any bank
 
found culpable of breaching the law must have their operational
 
license revoke.
 
 
In accordance with the criminal and other related offense act 25 of
 
1999 constitution we have been officially compel by Senator. A.
 
Aminu(JP), Chairman Senate committee on Foreign Affair to mapped out
 
billions of Dollars from the Annual Budget to compensate all defrauded
 
victims as part of the ongoing National Reform Scheme of the
 
president, By the strength of this development the sum of
 
US$28.Million United States Dollars (USD$9]10,500,000.00) has been SIGNED
 
to each beneficiaries as compensation, so you will be receiving the
 
above mentioned compensation fund. You  are to received your atm card
 
within 72 hours.
 
 
Sir  Your  atm card  is coming from United bank for africa (UBA)
 
from now  once you comply bear it in mind that you are paying $360 usd for approve of your payment
 
with delevrey fees ..
 
 
Be inform from this day that if we find out through security agency
 
that you are still in email and telephone communication with this
 
criminals your compensation payment will discard and terminated and
 
you will be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for
 
questioning your transaction.
 
'
 
Kindly send your address where we shall send the original documents of
 
your compensation by courier to you as it has been dully signed and
 
approved.
 
 
1. Your Full Name:
 
2. Your Residential Address:
 
3. Telephone Number  (cell )
 
4.Identification/Passport
 
For more details on receipt of this mail contact this office. Await
 
for your reply.
 
 
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation in this regards.
 
Yours Faithfully.
 
 
Hon. Justice E. Ayoola
 
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.
 
(Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC)
 
ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
 
 

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