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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: "rebeccahassan00@terra.es" <rebeccahassan00@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:32:06 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: INVESTIGATION UNIT DEPARTMENT OFFICE



INVESTIGATION UNIT DEPARTMENT OFFICE
(IUDF)-HEAD QUATER GARIKI-ABUJA
E-mail:william_obi222@yahoo.com

24HRS TEL: 234-80-24668707
FROM THE DESK OF MR. WILLIAM OBI
CHIRMAN INVESTIGATION UNIT OF AFRICA

ATTENTION:
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PAYMENT IN YOUR FAVOUR FROM THE INVESTIGATION UNIT DEPARTMENT OFFICE. (IUDF) NIGERIA.

This is an important notice from the CHIRMAN OF INVESTIGATION UNIT OF AFRICA. to all foreign beneficiary of Funds whose payments has been wrongly delayed, withheld and their Funds' Movement wrongly delayed in (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) We write to inform you that recently we received many reports from our contemporary Foreign Contractors especially from Europe, USA and Asia stating different unexpected anomalies on their Payment File. Due to the recent constant reports from our Foreign contractors, (INVESTIGATION UNIT DEPARTMENT OFFICE) passed information to the Minister of Finance regarding the process that such problems can be perpertually solved for the benefit of all concerned Foreign Approved Beneficiaries.

Therefore, the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) TALLASEE DEPARTMENT OFFICE,SENATE COMMITTEE on Foreign Payments and all concerned Financial Authorities in this country had to set up an Investigation Panel last week to verify the reasons for various delays on your approved pament Funds This morning been the 10th of Ocptober 2006.the Investigation came up with results and proves that the Officails that Handle your Transaction are Thiefs the people that you have Been dealing with Regarding this your Transaction and Sending Money to Them They have caused so many harm to the image of our great country Nigeria. And, that they have wrongly DELAYED the Funds of many Faithful Foreign Beneficiaries of which yours was also a Victim of their evil activities. The Investigation panel also found out that the people in the (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) have dubiously manipulated a lot of Foreign Beneficiaries and have Diverted their Funds to wrong accounts just for their stupid selfish u!
se.

Based on the above fact, the Minister of Finance and the President of AFRICAN UNION have mandated the (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) , And the (STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC) (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA} to Return all Funds that has been in their custody back to the MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK, THE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS AUTHORITY.NAME PROFESSOR ALLEN MOBOLAJI. with immediate effect. And, amongst the Funds returned this Morning, Your own money


THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK, THE INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS AUTHORITY. for your redemption. We have immediately RE-VALIDATED your Allocation and your Funds shall be released as soon as possible to your own Designated Bank Account. We understand that you have been subjected to long term stress, agony and delays because of the evil Attitudes and Fraudulent intentions of THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SENDING MONEY TO. And, we hereby confirm that this is the area of your redemption because this INVESTIGATION UNIT OFFICE, shall HELP YOU and ensure that you receive your approved amount in your own BANK ACCOUNT FROM THE DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK,

You are lucky that those Fraudulent officials in the BANK, were yet to Divert your Funds because they have swallowed the approved Funds of about three contractors and we have mandated them to get back all the Monies to the GUARANTY TRUST BANK,otherwise we shall report them to the Appropriated Authorities which is the African Union Financial Regulatory Office (AUFRO) that over-sees and handles such cases for the entire African continent and they also regulates the in-coming and out-going of Funds from the African continent.Therefore, you are advised to STOP ALL COMMUNICATION with ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE, In respect of this your OVER DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT Don't you ever send any email to them again,

THIS INVESTIGATION UNIT OFFICE WORKS 24HRS FROM MONDAY TO SUNDAY, YOU ARE FREE TO CONTACT US ANYTIME.

Note, that you shall only communicate with DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK We have also instructed that they should NEVER communicate to any of our Foreign Beneficiaries But, they are EVIL and they may still want to further unleash more harm on you. So, we recommend that any email you receive from them, should be forwarded to this Office, and also to the DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK immediately to enable us take Appropriate legal Actions against them.This is to ensure your perfect protection and that of your Funds hence, you are expected to cooperate earnestly with the DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK and abide to all our official Directives as contained in this Letter.

RE: DIRECTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXCUTIVE OFFICER.

I want you to Copy the DRAFTED Letter below and send it urgently to the MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK today. Remember the official email addresses of the MANAGING DIRECTOR: E-mail:
forenpaymentdipartmen15@yahoo.com
SEE THE DRAFT OF THE LETTER; COPY AND SEND IT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TODAY.
===============================================================

FROM: MR..WILLIAMS OBI......
COUNTRY: LAGOS NIGERIA...........
TO: PROFESSOR ALLEN MOBOLAJI
MANAGING DIRECTOR\ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. GUARANTY TRUST BANK

SIR,

SUBJECT: REQUEST ON MY APPROVED CONTRACT SUM OF $15.5M

I humbly write to your exalted Office regarding the issue of claiming the sum of US$15.5MILLION With vide Remittance Code No; MFW791RBZ53AFR04 and my File Approval Number is: GTB/NG07/TR9US/2004.

Be informed that I am the Legally Authorized to receive my contract sum by virtue of the Authority of Claims Document issued in my favour, I am applying for the Claims of my money which is presently in your esteemed Bank.

Sir, I hereby request your Good Office to advise me regarding how I can completely claim of the above mentioned as the foreign contractor and beneficiary of the Funds. I hereby give you my complete personal details below:

FULL NAME: ..............
ADDRESS........................
TELEPHONE NUMBER...............
MOBILE/CELL PHONE NO:.......................
FAX NUMBER: ......................................
EMAIL ADDRESS:...................................
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS..................................

Thanks for your expected good attention to my request and prompt advise.

MR MIKE DON
CHIRMAN INVESTIGATION UNIT OF AFRICA
24HRS TEL: 234-8058119909 ,E-MAIL :forenpaymentdipartmen15@yahoo.com








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