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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: Atiku Abubarkar <abubarkar11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:09:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HONORABLE Amarjit Singh { Vice-President Of Federal Republic of Nigeria}


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Special Duties/Logistics Department
FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT BUREAU
Spear Heading Nigeria Debt Reconciliation Unit
39 Grace church Street Victoria Island Lagos-Nigeria.



Our Ref: FRN/SDLD/FCPB/-X/04
Date: 19 June 2006

Attn; Amarjit Singh


Following the Federal Government Mandate of 2006 over Foreign Payment and Debt, the Presidency has finally granted a final approval to your contract payment. We have also attached this along to PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO with a payment approval notice RE-22XXY36.


Meanwhile, your Local Representatives here in Nigeria have submitted your bank details to us where these funds is to be transferred from our federation Oil Trust Account . As a matter of urgency and appropriateness, do cross-check this submitted bank details of yours as forwarded by your Local Representative to ensure accuracy. The account is hereby stated below.


NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK-INNALOO WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
BRANCH CODE : 088 270
swift code : NATAAU 3306 P
ACCOUNT # : 67 444 8231


To this effect, you are therefore mandated to confirm the above stated bank account before final remittance, During the event of your reconfirmation to me, we also advised that you should refer to the below fund release numbers.


RELEASE CODE: = CBN/CBN/XXCY/WK3/008/03
SEQUENCE NUMBER = NNCB/B12/0XX/03
REFERENCE = CBN/0080/02/03
TRANSACTION NUMBER = CBN/R0/00XX/03
SWIFT NUMBER = CBN/FGN/NXXWFT/3203
FOREX ALLOCATION NO:= FGN/CBN/360XYX/2003/XXZ


We at the same time apologize for the continuous delay over the final approval of this payment. This was as a result of irregularities and gross mis-crediting of funds in the past by Government Agents . Moreover, we thank you very much for your kind endurance so far.


You should desist from communicating with any office of any kind or person(s) for us to have smooth transfer as programmed.

Federal Republic of Nigeria.


Yours Faithfully
Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar
Vice-President Of Federal Republic of Nigeria
ASO-ROCK PRESIDENTIAL VILLA.


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