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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mikewilliamsoffice665@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr Mike Williams" <mikewilliamsoffice665@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:59:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
Foreign Operation Dept
Tinubu Qsuare Lagos
Our ref CBN/TD/0021/09
E-MAIL; mikewilliamsoffice665@gmail.com
Attn: Beneficiary.
RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF OLD CONTRACT/INHERITANCE ARREARS.
We have the pleasure to informing you of an approval obtained last week
from the President Umar Musa Yar' Adua .And the Senate Committee on
Contract/Inheritance Payments to pay the entire amount owed and due to you
in settlement of fund.
We have noted with concern the wrongful withholding of your long overdue
payment by a syndicate of corrupt public officers who made several
unsuccessful attempts to divert your funds into their corrupt private
accounts overseas. This discovery was made recently by a report submitted
to my office by the President and the Senate Committee for the Review of
Foreign Debts.
Based on this approval, we have already credited the entire sum in you
favour through our overseas paying bank, Please, kindly reconfirm your
details and the Receiving Bank details to confirm with what we have in our
records to avoid wrongful diversion.
On behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, we regret all financial
losses you may have incurred in the past as a result of official
misconduct and we wish to record here our appreciation for the great
patience exhibited by you and members of your company in waiting for this
payment.
Congratulations!
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Please contact me in my private E-MAIL;mikewilliamsoffice665@gmail.com
DR. MIKE WILLIAMS
TREASURY CONTROLER
Foreign Operation Dept/Treasury (CBN).
NOTE: That we have made the lodgement of your funds in our overseas
correspondence company's account with the City bank in New York for onward
transfer to you.
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