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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: sarah_cbn@excite.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:03:56 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT (ACT FAST)

MRS SARAH ALADE.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
DEBT PAYMENT/OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
WUSE ZONE 2,GARKI.
ABUJA.
NIGERIA.
26/09/2006.

Attention: SIR/MADAM,

I AM, MRS SARAH ALADE. DIRECTOR DEBT PAYMENT/OPERATIONS TO THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA , I WAS MOVED TO WRITE YOU CONSIDERING MY FAMILY
BACKGROUND AND WILL . AS A DEDICATED CHRISTIAN,I REMEMBER WHAT THE BIBLE SAID
"THAT WHATEVER WE DO HERE ON EARTH, GOD WILL BRING US TO JUDGEMENT,
WHETHER GOOD OR BAD.SO MUCH INJUSTICE HAD BEEN DONE TO YOU.YOUR
CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DELAYED AND DENIED FROM YOU BECAUSE OF
A COMPLEXITY IN YOUR FILE.

THIS THEY DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, INSTEAD THEY INTRODUCED A FALSE MODE
OF PAYMENT WHICH IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AS REGARDS FOREIGN PAYMENT THEREBY EXTORTING MONEY
FROM YOU, AT THE END,YOUR FUND IS NOT REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, BUT
THEY WILL COME UP TO YOU AGAIN WITH FICTITIOUS STORIES AND EXCUSES FOR THE
DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT IN THE NAME THAT THEY ARE ACTING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FOREIGN PAYMENT GUIDELINES. ALL
THESE ARE FALSE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER NOW IS THAT YOUR FUND IS
FLOATING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN'S SUSPENSE ACCOUNT UNCLAIMED.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DIVERT IT TO AN ACCOUNT IN ARIZONA[U.S] AND
JORDAN(ASIA) WHERE IT CANNOT BE TRACED AND YOU WILL NOT BE AWARE OF
THE FUND MOVEMENT.

AS I AM WRITING YOU NOW, ARRANGEMENT IS ON TOP GEAR BETWEEN THE CENTRAL
BANK GOVERNOR, THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND ONE MR
EDWIN AMAGA AND MR JEFF WILLIE WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESATATIVE HERE TO
HAVE ONE MR. SMITH S. DAVID WHOM THEY INVITED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM
JORDAN TO CLAIM AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HAVING A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO
ENDORSE ALL THE NECESSARY RELEASE PAPERS AND THEY WILL WIRE YOUR FUNDS TO
HIS ACCOUNT BELOW;

NAME MR SMITH S DAVID
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

THE MAIN PROBLEM AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY HAVE
BEEN DELAYING YOUR FUNDS AND NOW WANT TO DIVERT IT IS AS
FOLLOWS:

(1).THERE IS NO NORMALIZATION AND ENDORSEMENTS OF YOUR CONTRACT ORIGIN.
THIS CONTRACT WAS SUBLATED TO YOU BY "PRESTON COURT
LTD OF CANADA" (BASED ON INFORMATIONS AND PROOFS OF THIS
EVIDENCE GATHERED FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
-ARCHIVES UNIT).
(2).PROPER CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP WAS NOT DONE COMPLETELY
IN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. YOUR NAME
APPEARS AS THE BENEFICIARY, WHILE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT, PRESTON COURT LTD APPEARS AS BENEFICIARY.

THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN STOP THEM AND SAVE YOU FROM
THIS MESS IS ONE (DR PAUL ADAMS). HE HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE
RPESIDENT, (CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO) TO HANDLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT.
TELL HIM THE FOLLOWING THAT:
(1)YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF ANY PERSON IN THE NAME OF MR.SMITH DAVID WHO
CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
(2).TELL HIM THAT YOU DID NOT GIVE ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ANYBODY OR
GROUP OF PERSONS TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF AND HAVE NOT CHANGED YOUR
ACCOUNT NUMBER.

(3).HIS PRIVATE E:MAIL ADDRESS IS: pauladamschambers1@yahoo.ie

(4).THIS MATTER NEEDS A 100% URGENT ATTENTION OR ELSE
YOUR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN (7) BANKING DAYS WILL BE
DIVERTED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT IN ARIZONA AND JORDAN.
THEREFORE, YOU HAVE TO BE ON URGENT AND CONSTANTLY IN
COMMUNICATION WITH [pauladamschambers1@yahoo.ie] FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST
GIVING HIM YOUR UTMOST CO-OPERATION.

[5].AS A MATTER OF FACTS,STOP TRANSACTING WITH SO
CALLED EDWIN AND CO.THEY NEVER MEANT WELL FOR YOU.YOUR MONEY WILL BE
PAID THROUGH A COMMERCIAL BANK NOT WITH THE APEX BANK.[C.B.N]

[6]FORWORD ALL YOUR PARTICULARS AND RECOMFIRM YOUR
PHONE AND FAX LINE FOR RATIFICATION.STOP ALL TRANSACTION TILL WE GIVE
YOU GO AHEAD OTHER.PLEASE NEVER ALLOW THOSE CROOKES TO HAVE THE IDEAL OF
THIS NEWS TO YOU AND TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO KEEP ME POSTED WHILE I
WILL NOT FAIL TO BE GIVEN YOU EVERY CONFIRMATION IF ANY,FOR YOUR SUCCESS
AND FOR GOD TO ACCEPT MY CONFFESSION.

BEST REGARDS.
MRS SARAH ALADE.
Private email:(sarah_cbn@excite.com)


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