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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: FROM THE PRESIDENCY ABUJA <ladybugs1251@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: enquiries6@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:43:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION!!


FROM THE PRESIDENCY OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO ROCK VILLA, ASOKORO DISTRICT, ABUJA
(SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR)

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ABBEY BANK NATIONAL PLC LONDON. YOU HAVE TO CONTACT ABBEY NATIONAL HOUSE 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON NW1 3AN TE, SO THAT THEY WILL START THE TRANSFER PROCESS OF YOUR FUND.

ENSURE THAT YOU CONTACT THE ABBEY BANK IMMEDIATELY, AND INFORM THEM OF YOUR FUND THAT WAS DEPOSITED TO THEIR BANK FROM OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, PLEASE DO THIS IMMEDIATELY YOU GONE THIS E-MAIL.

CONTACT THEM WITH THIS   E-MAIL BELOW:

ABBEY BANK NATIONAL PLC LONDON
ADDRESS: HOUSE 2 TRITON SQUARE REGENTS PLACE LONDON.
CONTACT NAME: MR. GARY SMITH DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATION
E-mail: remittanceabbeynationalbank@yahoo.com
Telephone Number: +020-35519-8415

FINALLY, YOU HAVE TO UPDATE ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED YOUR FUND FROM THE PAYING BANK AS I DIRECTED YOU.

BEST REGARDS.

FROM THE PRESIDENCY ABUJA
TEL. NUMBER +234-803-066-8350
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ACTING PRESIDENT DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN
E-MAIL: enquiries6@gmail.com

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