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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: "Ogbona Onovo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ogbonaonovo@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:35:55 +0200
Subject: CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS EMAIL: +234-8090526388

FORCE HEAD QUARTERS
LOUIS EDET HOUSE
SHEHU SHAGARI WAY
P.M.B 266
ABUJA, NIGERIA
EMAIL : ogbonaonovo@sify.com

MOTTO : TO SERVE AND PROTECT WITH INTEGRITY
FROM THE DESK OF SIR (DR) OGBONNA ONOVO
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CABLEGRAM: NPFIGMOK
D/L: +234-8090526388

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,

A REPORT ON YOUR DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS VIA THE INTERNET.

I received a report from the FBI and the American embassy here in Nigeria concerning your dealings with some impostors who have been contacting you and extorting money from you using the names of cream of the Nigerian society.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience that these might have caused you and i want to use these medium to assure you that your fund will be released to you along with the fund that you lost to those hoodlums.

The FBI made me to understand that you have been very co-operative, they forwarded to me the e-mails that you sent to them and i must tell you at this point that you should have reported the issue to the Nigeria police before you started sending money to Nigeria. We are on top of the situation and i no that those involved in this act will be brought to justice for given this great country a bad influence all over the world.

You fund will be released to you via the Central bank of Nigeria under the governorship of Mr. Sanusi Lamido i who is the present governor of the C.B.N. As soon as we verify that all you told us is real, i will send you is protocol so you can contact him and deal with him directly under the watching eyes of the Nigeria police, the F.B.I and the E.F.C.C without any upfront fees.

Please get back to me with the bellow personal information for verification purpose:

Full Name.......................................................
Country of Origin.............................................
Country of residence.......................................
Age .................................................................
Occupation......................................................
Marital Status...................................................
Present contact address...................................
Direct Telephone number................................
Scanned copy of international passport...........
Scanned copy of drivers license.......................
Scanned copy of work Id...................................

As soon as i receive these information from you, you will be directed to the C.B.N governor for the release of your fund. Note that the total sum of $8million will be released to you as soon as we make our verification that you are who you say you are and that the information which you gave us about being scammed is correct.Call me as soon as you get this e-mail for confirmation of e-mail.Remain

blessed in Jesus name.

Yours in service,
Mr. Ogbona Onovo
Inspector General Of Police

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