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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: "Mr Peter Olu" <peterolu45@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: peterolu60@yahoo.in
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:36:48 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: Consider




THE PRESIDENCY

Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja

Presidential Foreign payment allocation security code (786PRFGN)

SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Lt. General Peter Olu National Special Adviser to the New President
Alhaji Umar Musa Yara Dua Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am delighted to
inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it seating in
Abuja just released your name among contractors to benefit from the
Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to
investigate manipulated contract and inheritance claims, contracts and
over-invoiced payment as the negative effects has eaten deep into the
Economy of our dear country. Disregard any replica of this message without
the presidential allocation code as stated above.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract / inheritance
profile is still reflecting in our central electronic systems as an unpaid
contract / inheritance during the auditing exercise.

Your payment file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed
fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being,
Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to
bank transfer, payment by draft or ATM except on some special
instructions, due to foreign beneficiary’s numerous petitions to United
Nations, FBI, CIA and international police against Nigeria on wrong
payment and diversion of foreign funds to different accounts.

In this regards, we are going to release your foreign part payment of 5.6
Million USD through an accredited security deposit company. I have secured
every needed document to cover the money.

Note that you would only need to travel to Togo in West Africa to receive
funds from this security deposit company. There is no fee whatsoever to be
paid by you in the process of receiving your funds.

All you need do is to purchase your travel ticket to TOGO and you will be
advised on whom to contact as soon as you arrive TOGO. We have chosen to
pay you in Togo because of its proximity to Nigeria and also, you do not
need a visa to travel to Togo. All you need is a return ticket to Togo.

Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the transaction is 100%
risk free. The boxes are coming with Diplomatic agents who will accompany
the boxes to Togo. All you need to do now is to send to me your full house
address and your identity such as, international Passport or drivers
license and your mobile phone and telephone number.

Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me
immediately you receive this message. Please I need urgent reply because
your files are scheduled for dispatch immediately.

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2) PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3) ADDRESS:

4) YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5) A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY

Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Lt General Peter Olu.

National Security Adviser to the President

Federal Republic of Nigeria

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