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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: Official Contact <judyreisberg@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Official Contact <johbb00@execs.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:43:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$5 ,7 MILLION

ATTN:
BENEFICIARY

It is my great pleasure to write you this message in confirmation of your fund payment through our honorable bank (OCEANIC BANK NIG PLC). I am MR. JOHN O.ABOH, The Director, foreign operations department. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua,  has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to Handle all international payment and as such revoked all other banks from implementing any foreign payment..

As the newly appointed/approved international payee bank, we have been instructed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Senate Committee on Debt Management Administration and the Board of National Contract
Review Panel to release your over due contract funds as contained in our file.

Be informed that we have verified your payment agreement file as directed to us; your name is next on the list of our outstanding contractors to received payment at the last quarter of the year. Be advised that you are entitled to receive the sum of Five Million Seven Hundred Thousands United States Dollars (US$5,700,000)  as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly Re-confirm the following information below:

1) Your full name and address
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Name of your company, position and address
4) Profession, age and marital Status.
5) Copy of your drivers license for identification
6) Banking Coordinates

As soon as we receive the above stated information, your payment will be released directly to your nominated bank account without any further delay.

Yours faithfully,

MR. JOHN O. ABOH
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS
OCEANIC BANK PLC.

 

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