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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: "NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT"<nig_anti_fraud@myway.com>
Reply-To: info.investigation@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:22:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT










NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ANTI-FRAUD UNIT4TH FLOOR MARY LANDLAGOS NIGERIAMOTTO: SECURITY WATCH FROM THE DESK OF: MR.USMAN BELLO.Attention: Beneficiary,RE:BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS. Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn you against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to the collection of your contract/Inheritance fund in the total sum of $15.5 Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the a Bank here in Nigeria. As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official 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 and some innocent people illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them
by repling back to me 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 but if the names of the one you know is not here please fell free to send down the name to us. The Names are as follows :1) Prof Charles Soludo2) Dr,Mathew Eke3) Mr.John Asa 4) Barrister Adima Edo5) Bob Micheal6)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 10)Mr.Williams Okey Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board MemberThe above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have left the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she will be jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this country under section of criminal law. So we are
waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes dont waste time to indicate it immediately. Note that the only office/paying bank that have the right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK . You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will archive the success of the transaction. We applogise on behalf of the President and the good people of Nigeria for any delay and lost money this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again. And 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 any where 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 wait for your urgent response to this mail. Yours
sincerely, MR. USMAN BELLO.



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