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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: "charlesobi23 Gazeta.pl" <charlesobi23@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:44:32 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS MAIL!!!


*Dear Sir/Madam, *

*Value Attention. *

*I am writing this letter in confidence believing that this mail finds you
in an excellent condition of health.I am Gen.Charles obi I resumed duty
recently as policy harmonization chairman on public debt a committee set up
by West African Monitoring Institution (WAMI) under the able presidency . My
office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions here in West African that is to tell you that I am committed to
upholding and defending the constitution and laws of West African Monitoring
Institution as well as achieving a higher level of public safety and
security through the prosecution of criminals in the state. *

*The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and
settle all outstanding total pending payment owned and Records before me
have revealed that your payment has not been effected as a result of
official negligence as your fund has been identified either as ghost file,
unclaimed deposits, and over-invoiced sum etc; this is due to many
abnormalities had happened in the institutions where some top official of
the apex Banks are interested in your payment and they collaborate with
impostors who are carrying a fake portfolios with levies misled and
misguided about the position of your fund and having the opportunity to
extort money from you that made it too longer up till date that explains why
you receive different kinds of untrue emails and phone call from different
people everyday. *

*Be inform that we have concluded all the necessary arrangement towards the
release of your payment but due to the prevailing situation worldwide on
cash movement and transfer of huge sum of money, your payment has since
being deposited with our (OFF-SHORE PAYMENT CENTRE) AFFILIATED TO WORLD
ASSOCIATIONS OF DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICES BANK OF AMERICA .Base on the
information we received from our paying office today, as the truthfully
beneficiary of this payment. *

*You are responsible to pay $145 for your NON IMMIGRANT TRANSIT TAX as the
authorities demand which we described as selective payment to enable the
programming of the information in the micro chip compartment which will
comply with bank of America to effect the transfer of your fund exactly on
the particular date or period (24 hours) specified in the transfer script
text for the fund to be made available to you any way you wish to receive
it. *

*Please reconfirm your name, address and telephone to this E-mail: (**
charlesobi11@hotmail.fr* <charlesobi11@hotmail.fr>*), so that we can advice
you on how to send the money across to enable us finalise this transfer this
week.Your payment shall be made as soon as this information needed from you
is submitted through our paying office by wire transfer or by a certify bank
bond America Express Cashier Cheques all the transfer charges will be
deducted from your total sum as long as you send the $145 for the
programming of the information the consequences of not adhering to this
warning would be yours.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any
E-mail telephone calls that does not come from this office in regards to
your payment this is to forestall new efforttowards a diversion of your
payment. *

*Accept our congratulations in advance. *

*Best regards, *

*Gen.Charles obi*

**

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