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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: mrs susan seseko <info_fundoffice06@wsra.ac.th>
Reply-To: info_fundoffice1@myway.com
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:01:29 +0700
Subject: FUND INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT/CALL THE SECURITY WATCH NOW

FUNDINVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.

FROM THE DESK
OF:Mrs .Susan. Seseko
TEL:+234-805-286-3220
DEPUTY:DrTony Allen
info_fundoffice1@myway.com

ATTN: Sir/Ma,

BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.

Based on the findings of this investigation department, we wish to warn you against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect of the collection of your fund in the total sum of$75 Million U.S. 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 assignment for some time unknown to no one but the Presidency and some top government officials who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent 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 or may have attempted to do so, I wish to list some of them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back to us 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 we want to arrest are as
follows:
1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
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 have been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have eloped the country and note that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she will be jailed for 25 years(twenty five
years) as it is listed under Decree 47 of the constituition of this bank under the sub- section of criminal law.

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names or other names not mentioned herein and hereafter have once contacted you in respect of anything that pertains to your fund,dont waste time to indicate and get back to us 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 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 achieve the success of the transaction.

We apologise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any delay and loss this must have caused you and promise that such a thing will not happen again. And once again, 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 will never find your money anywhere 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 await your urgent response to this mail:
info_fundoffice1@myway.com

Yours truely,
Mrs .Susan. Seseko
(Chairman Investigation Department)
DEPUTY:DrTony Allen


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