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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: "Martin Adebayo" <martinadebayo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: martinadebayo@excite.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:28:32 +0000
Subject: Re: Confirm this your submitted account.

Dear Sir,

Confirm this account for your part payment of US$4.5M

Being the secretary to the paymaster of Central Bank of Nigeria I wish to
inform you that this bank has collected your account through your local
representative following the revocation of all payment allocation given to
offshore/onshore and end of last year’s liquidated Banks we
have approved first quarter part payment of Contractors and inheritance
claimants of
various category, which have been overdue for payment.

Meanwhile, after a crucial meeting our directors had with the President of
Federal Republic
of Nigeria, (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR) over the delayed payment to
rightful claimants like you, on the immediate payment of your fund. We
hereby urge you to
re-confirm this account as presented by your local representative for the
part payment of US$4.5Million Dollars because documentation has started in
earnest.

Benaficiary: PELEAZAR CALALANG
Bank name: NORTHROP GRUMMAN FCU.
Address: P. O. BOX 47005 GARDENA. CA. 90247-6809
U. S. A.
Account #: 99386
Routine # 322227055

Importantly, I want you to respond immediately to avoid paying this money to
a wrong account and as I look forward to hearing from you I want you to
still keep this secret because it is my initiative to inform you of this
development so that you can confirm that this account is your correct
beneficiary account.

Hope to hear from ASAP.

Yours Faithfully,

Martin Adebayo


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