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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: "info@centralbankofnigeria@cbn.ng" <peterugo6@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: drpeterugo@inMail24.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 03:52:10 -0800
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED


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Dr. Peter Ugo
Director, Foreign Operation
Foreign Payment Unit)
Central Bank of Nigeria

Attention Dear Friend.

Your inheritance claim.

This is to notify you that your over due inheritances claim with a
commercial bank is to be released, via key tested transfer (KTT) wire
transfer to you through our affiliate bank in Europe .

It is pertinent to note that an issue of this magnitude should have
commenced with a formal meeting, but due to the time factor and the urgency
this matter requires, please bear with me for making the initial contact
through e-mail. Meanwhile, a man with British passport number 3028880234
came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your
true representative.
Here are the mans information bellow:

Name Denis Marion
Bank Name: citi bank
Bank address: Arizona , USA .
Account number: 6203809108.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is
from you, so that this office will not be held responsible for paying this
inheritance into the wrong account. If this man is not your true rep, you
are requested to fill and return this information for verification purposes
so that your inheritance claim valued at US$20.5M dollars only will be
remitted into your nominated bank account.
This fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf deposited by an
American who died in a plane crash sometime ago.

1. Your name:................................
2. Your address:.............................
3. Your telephone ...........................
5. Age.......................................
6. Sex:......................................
7. Your occupation...........................
8. Your bank details:........................

as soon as we receive the above information, we shall commence with all
necessary procedures in other to transfer this fund into your account
through the office of the director international remittance/foreign
operations who handles all foreign inheritance fund.
We shall proceed with the payment details to the said Mr. Denis Marion, if
we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today the
fund will be remitted to Mr. Denis Marion and this bank will not be held
responsible.

Best regards.
Dr. Peter Ugo
(Foreign Payment Unit)
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