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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: "dr philip" <dr_philip00_111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_philip@138mail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:44:29 +0100
Subject: HELLO

BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU
SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA

OFFICE OF THE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT

EMAIL:dr_philip@138mail.com

Dear:
Sir/Madam,
PART PAYMENT

NOTIFICATION OF US$10.5M.
I am Dr.STEVEN.PHILIP ,Director, Foreign
operations dept Central bank of Nigeria my office monitors and controls
the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria
concerned with foreign claim payments.

I am the final signatory to
any transfer of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and
international levels in line with foreign claim settlement.I have
before my list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as,
unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

Your Name was among the
people expecting their funds to be transferred into their account, on
this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid
funds.I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct and
un-tampered unless you reconfirm it not correct.

As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal
Government
Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have
the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received from
the Foreign reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment reports/
expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

At this juncture, We
wish to inform you that your part payment of US$10.5M has been approved
through international certified band draft, payable in our escrow
account with our correspondence bank in USA called (jp morgan chase new
york)

You are hereby advice to recomfirm your contacts info and
receiving bank details to enable us send an immediate telex message to
JP morgan new york for the clearance of your approved fund through our
account with the Jp morgan new york to your designated bank account.
This office will forward to you a copy of your certified bank draft as
soon as we hear from you for comfirmation through your local bank.
reply back to me through my alternative email;dr_philip@138mail.com
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you next on what to do
immediately

BEST REGARDS.
DR STEVEN.PHILIP
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN
OPERATIONS DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OVER DUE PAYMENT

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