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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: "YOUR INHERITTANCE FUND" <everest7@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: everestgoodluck1@walla.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:42:32 -0800
Subject: DELEGATE ANY ONE TO CLAIM YOUR FUND 8/7/2008


FROM THE DESK OF: REV.EVERESTGOODLUCK.
BUSINESS MANAGER,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,


RE: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$10,000,000.00

YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $10M THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE
INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER
(KIT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN
OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEAN WHILE, A MAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO
WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER
INFORMATION'S:

NAME MR.SCOTT HAWORD
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,NEW-YORK.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN
IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE
INHERITANCE'S FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO
HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER
PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MR.SCOTT HAWORD, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING
DAYS
FROM TODAY AND YOU ARE ADVISE TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE WITH THE FOLLOWING
DETAILS VIA THE FOLLOWING:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

1.Your Full Name:
2.Your Telephone/Fax numbers:
3.Your Full Home Address:
4.Your Nominated Bank Name/Address.Where your fund should transfer into:
5.Account/Routing number.

BEST REGARDS,
REV.EVERESTGOODLUCK
BUSINESS MANAGER,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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