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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: BRITISH COMMISSIONER<info@lee.org>
Reply-To: ambassador.paulartwright01@gmail.com
Date: 11 Mar 2019 10:11:45 -0500
Subject: BRITISH EMBASSY IN ABUJA NIGERIA (TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUNDS)

11 Walter Carrington Cres, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

Attention Beneficiary

Diplomatic duty, email from the British High Commissioner in
Nigeria, am Ambassador Mrs Catriona Laing and I am in respond
from my Office in Abuja capital of Nigeria concerning the huge
task which he’s on now in the Nigeria parliament on your
inheritance funds which the formal United Nation Secretary
General Mr Bank Ki Moon stated to Nigeria Nation as corruption
nation, which cost huge pain to the Federal Government of Nigeria
to stand strong to release all funds which belongs to foreign
beneficiary back, but the greatest complain now he’s that you
have been silent to their Central Bank to re claim your funds
back as your heritage, since the 1st of March 2019 there has been
a motion that was carry out regarding your funds, which huge
argument has been going on in the Nigeria National Assemble as
the law making Office in the Nation, the HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE
head person Mr. Yakubu Dogera call upon me after the meeting held
in the Headquarter of the National Assemble in Abuja the capital
city of Nigeria as the number British citizen to enlighten you on
re claiming your funds or failure to receive any intention from
you as the beneficiary their will agreed on confiscating this
funds as abandon funds.



Understand that it will not be taken likely with you as the
beneficiary who knew what to do than to be silent to your
inheritance funds in the Nigeria Central Bank, the funds which
was approved to you, he’s your forefather Treasury abandon in
African Nigeria on our mission to Africa doing the time of
colonial rule, The Funds he’s a legitimate funds, because our
Formal UN SG huge stand strong to informed Nigeria leader to
issue the release of any foreign funds in Nigeria and the
President of Nigeria has instructed the Central Bank as the
Mother of all Banking in Nigeria to release the funds but you
have been silent to contact the Bank of Nigeria. Be warn that
there is a motion carry out now to Cancel the funds since you the
Beneficiary citizen don’t have intention to claim your funds.

I will urgently demand your attention now because your funds
worth the sum of $6.5 Million Usd will be claim by you through
the Central Bank of Nigeria, and you are to contact the Bank
which your funds was deposited with now through this email below.



Kindly re confirm your detail such as the following

Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Country:
Occupation:
Age:
International Passport:
Direct Cell Number:
Next Kin's:

Due understood how important i will proceed further to re confirm
if i am really contacting the rightful beneficiary to this
inheritance funds which has been release and deposited in the
Central bank of Nigeria for your re claiming.

BRITISH COMMISSIONER
AMBASSADOR Mrs Catriona Laing

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