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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: "Mallam Nuhu Ribadu" <dg123@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 11:06:20 +0200
Subject: Ref:-BON/SCH/TX75B/2005



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Plot 1017 & 1018 Coree Bay Crescent,Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse II
P.M.B.1.Abuja- Nigeria
Email:-dg123@luxmail.com

Attention:-Beneficiary.
Ref:-BON/SCH/TX75B/2005

Following the information and after careful investigation. It appears that your fund was released to you from the Central bank of Nigeria via the Federal Government of Nigeria Authorized Off-Shore payment office in Europe.

The EFCC duty is to combat financial and economic crimes. The Commission is empowered to prevent, investigate, prosecute and penalize economic and financial crimes and is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of other laws and regulations relating to economic and financial crimes, including the followings, Economic and Financial Crimes commission Establishment act (2004) ,The Money Laundering Act 1995.The Money Laundering (Prohibition) act 2004 ,The Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 1995 ,The Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Act 1994 ,The Banks and other Financial Institutions Act 1991; and Miscellaneous Offences Act .

Now, the EFCC want to make it very clear to you that Federal Government of Nigeria have only one Authorized Off-Shore payment office in Europe and so if you have been dealing with any other office,that means that you are dealing with Fraudster. Federal Government of Nigeria has one Authorized Off-Shore payment office abroad i.e in Germany-Europe .

The office of the presidency is not happy about this development and they have contacted the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Police to speed action immediately to arrest those criminals immediately as they are the bad eggs damaging the image of this great country. So for your information, you are advice to stop any further communication or corresponding with them as they don't have anything to do with your payment. Your payment will only be released to you via the Federal Government of Nigeria Authorized Off-Shore payment offices in Germany. The details information of the office is:-

DIBA BANK GERMANY
TELEPHONE/FAX:-+493048498938
TELEPHONE:-+491603705985
FAX:-+4930484981591

Finally, if this office finds out that you are still contacting those offices both here and outside, we will put a stop to that payment immediately without your notice and be informed that the Economic Commission for Africa have been notified about this development as well. A word is enough for a wise.



Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,


Executive Chairman,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)


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