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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: "zino millister" <fundinvestigationcouncil@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fundinvestigationcouncil@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:31:09 +0100
Subject: FUNDS INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.
FROM THE DESK
OF: MR MARTINS OKOH.
DEPUTY: DR DONALD SMITH
ATTN: BENT ,
RE: 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 Global
Exchange 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 paymen 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 GLOBAL EXCHANGE 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,
MR MARTINS OKOH(Chairman Investigation Department)
DR. DONALD SMITH(Deputy Chairman Investigation department).

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