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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: "JOHN ABOH" <jhngabhfbnabh@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:45:50 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE




Attn:

Following the directives received from the Office of the President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria, as a result of petitions and counter
petitions by foreign contractors over non-payment of their contract
overdue and Accumulated money and over a huge sum of money seized and
recovered from some Nigerian fraudsters.

First Bank Of Nigeria PLC has been mandated to verify the contractors and
pay them their money and re-fund all the money recovered from the
fraudsters to their respective owners. All Foreign Affairs Files has been
handed over to our Bank for official use.

We cannot determine the actual amount to pay to most of the contractors
and the victims of fraud because most of the transactions were long in the
past. As a result of all these: The Federal Government of Nigeria and The
Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the payment of US$7M (US$7,000,000)
SEVEN MILLION US DOLLARS as compensation to all published beneficiaries.

Your email-address is among the enlisted beneficiaries published for
proper verification and immediate payment. If you have undertaken a
contract with Nigeria Government or with a Nigerian and the person has not
pay your money to you or have lost money to Nigeria through fraud or you
have any other way which you have lost money to Nigeria Please, reply to
our mail for confirmation so that we can begin processing the payment of
your money. The Federal Government and The Central Bank of Nigeria has
directed our Bank; First Bank of Nigeria to Transfer your money to your
custody.

I,John Aboh has been appointed by the Bank,s Management Authority to
supervise this exercise. We will help you pay your money into your Bank
Account. You will open a domiciliary account with our bank (First Bank of
Nigeria) your money would be lodged into this domiciliary account and your
money will be transferred directly to any bank of your choice in your
country.

After the transfer, you will confirm your money in your bank account
within 5-hours same day. No Cost of Transfer (COT) and no stoppage from
any Government departments as the transfer will be done within the bank
alone and it is very safe.

Confirm to me through this e-mail address:

jhnahbn@ymail.com your:

Personal information;
Phone and Fax Number;
Bank Wire Transfer information,

where the money will be Transferred into.

Awaiting your quick response.

Yours truly,
JOHN O. ABOH
FBN

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