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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: "MRS ROSERY ANI" <nigeria_inv1@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_nigeria_inv@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:02:56 +0000
Subject: NIGERIA INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

                          NIGERIA INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 
                           4TH FLOOR MARY LAND

                            LAGOS NIGERIA
                          MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
                              TEL:234-8025841843
From the desk of :MRS. ROSEMARY ANI.
Attention:BENEFICIAREIS
                                       BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.
Sir/Ma,

Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn you against some touts.
We have been informed that some touts are contating you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of $35 Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.
 

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudalent activities in this country.
 

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writting back because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.
 

The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:
1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board
Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member
The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank
under section of criminal law.
 

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes dont waste time to indicate it immediately.
Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achive
the success of the transaction.
 

We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big
risk and you never find your money any where because your money is with the above named bank.
 
Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent
response to this mail.

Yours truely,
ROSEMARY ANI (Chairman Investigation Department)
DR. TONY ALLEN(Deputy Chairman Investigation department).

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