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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: "Nuru Ribadu" <nururib1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nururib2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:39:02 +0100
Subject: Reply Urgent


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DR.(MR.)NURU RIBADU

NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.

TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

Attention: Sir/ Madam,

Permit me the pleasure of introducing my self as Dr.Nuru Ribadu. I am the
Director of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). I am writing you
in respect to the transfer of funds you have been expecting from Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency Umaru Musa
Yar'Adua, has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to compensate
all foreigner's who in one way or the other has beenretrieve of there hard
earn money through illegal transaction.

The purpose for this is to regain the lost glory ofour great country and to
also show the entire world that this government is highly ready to fight
corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the banking, oil and
communication sector in the last 3year's Nigeria has the worst name in
corruption inthe world, where we were rated in the world as one ofthe most
corrupted nation in the world and it is nevera good name to us.Due to the
effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness people like you and the
entire world has showed in helping Nigeria to fight corruption unlike
Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria Government through the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

(EFCC) an organization that was formed by this same government to fight
corruption in all sector's in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL,
BRITISH GOVERNMENT and the whole world that has been helping us in arresting
those that has been involved in advance fee fraud locally and international.

Following the recent bills passed by the house ofassembly and presidency, we
have been cross checkingall financial transaction in all financial
institutions in the country and it has come to ournotice that your payment
has been withheld. But besure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit
onall financial matters in the presidency, central bankof Nigeria, and all
commercial banks here in Nigeria.

This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been re-directed
according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to
the appointed paying bank (CITITRUST FINANCE BANK) to all debts owned bythis
great nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 BILLION)out in the recent budget by
the president of thecountry, RTD.GEN.CHIEF UMORU MUSA YAR ADUA, has been
deposited with the (CITITRUST FINANCE BANK).

We have your payment file presently with us, based onthis you are advised to
stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can
not pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach.failure to comply,
do not hold us responsible for any mistake.for your funds to be paid to you,
you are urgently advised under 48hours to contact this office with the under
mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are having
at hand so that we may know that we are dealing with the rightful person for
compenstion.

1) YOUR NAME IN FULL

2) YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND NAME OF WHERE YOU ARE

WORKING

3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER

4) YOUR RECEIVING BANK INFORMATION

5) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD (eg.

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE)

6) YOUR EXPECTED AMOUNT TO BE PAID.

Although we have all this information with us, but wewant to be sure that
you are the sole beneficiary ofthe said funds. Your urgent compliance under
48hours will enable this office add your name to the paymentschedule to be
paid in this quarter by the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). Note that your
payment will not exceed 7 banking days from the date of the receipt ofthe
above information, as long as you have fulfilled all obligations.

Thanks for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences
this has caused you all this while. for oral and important discussion to
your payment.

On the receipt of the above information from you, wecan then send you your
bank draft of the said amount for compensation as a victim of scams.

YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN THESE

REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS

Nuru
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