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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 STEVE LAR" <stevlar1@nonifamily.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:55:08 +0530 (IST)
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT/Ref:CBN/OHG/00X09/2008

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF
TRUSTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACTS PAYMENT ABUJA.
Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/
Ref: CBN/OHG/00X09/2008.
PH 2348083733327



FROM DESK OF: STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR).

Attn: Sir/Madam,

STOP ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENCY:

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your Outstanding
Contractual payment, which was suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria
There by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your contract
fund to your nominated bank account.

As a result of this development verification conducted by the Finance
Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your contract
Case file has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.
In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the
following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on
your behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from to re-route
your payment into a new bank account number as stated: VACAP Federal
Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220.Account number
32501.of Mr. RAINER HESSE.
The sum of US$25.5m USD. (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only)

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed Mr. RAINER
HESSE to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
the
receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It has come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized
Individuals with respect to your contract payment but unfortunately this
office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is
at
your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. RAINER HESSE to change
your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:

VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220.
Account number 3250163 also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract
Amount,
Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail address, Office or home
address so that we can crosscheck it with our file records.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected
that Mr. RAINER HESSE is trying to divert your money through the sworn
affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advised to call
me or
email back upon the receipt of this mail to enable me advice you on how
to
go about this matter.


Yours faithfully,

DR.STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE),
Drector General Debt Payment Office of The federation.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR)

Warning:
This communiqué is from the PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ON CONTRACT
PAYMENT upon the advice of the Presidential adviser on Contract are
Advised to adhere strictly to directive. Any fund beneficiary who

Ignores
Instruction will be doing so at his own risk and should not blame the
Federal Government Of Nigeria for non-payment of their contract
Funds. Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/






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