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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: "African Development Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revkampson02@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:07:46 +1000
Subject: FUND RELEASE VIDES RECONCILIATION

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC,
ECOWAS BUILDING, NO 12 ONIKAN STREET,
LAGOS-NIGERIA,WEST-AFRICA
Tel: 234-7065519579
Our Ref: FGN/ADB/WBA/735176/2010

>From the Desk of MR. DONALD KABERUKA
PRESIDENT OF THE AFICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC LAGOS.
Tel: 234-7065519579
E-mail: revkampson02@sify.com



This is to inform you that your payment file has been handed over to this bank. We are sorry for what you have passed through in the hands of these incompetent and corrupt government officials in Nigeria. We have been instructed to look into your matter properly and make sure that you receive your fund.

It was observed in the course of our investigation on your payment from Government Agencies/Parastatals in Nigeria that you have been ripped off, of huge sums of money in your efforts to receive your legitimate payment entitlements by some Nigerian fraudsters and some corrupt Central Bank of Nigeria officials who have access to your payment information. We also discovered to our chagrin that you have almost met all the statutory requirements of the Central Bank of Nigeria and its agencies abroad regarding your pending payments but all efforts to have your funds credited yielded no results

In a nutshell, may we bring to your knowledge that your problem in not receiving your payment uptill this moment is that of vested interests who are merely doing paper works with you which explains why you have been receiving mails and phone calls from different persons in Nigeria every day. Our further discovery reveals that some officials of various Government Agencies/Parastatals extorted money from you under the pretext of helping you to receive your fund, which of course the reverse is the case.

Therefore, be categorically informed by this office that if you don’t do away with these unscrupulous elements, and desist henceforth, further communication with them no matter whatever they call themselves, of-shore payment centres, diplomatic/cargo offices, Special Advisers, Attorneys and so on, we can reliably inform you that the drama can last for decades and your quest to receive your payment will still remain a pipe-dream. For your own good, please stop further dealings with these groups whatsoever, as they have no mandate on foreign payment.

As a reputable bank, we wish to inform you as a matter of transparency/honesty that those people contacting you by fax/phone call, email on daily basis as we discovered are just doing so for their selfish interest. They are fond of collaborating with one office or the other to stop your payment for one excuses or the other just to end up in demanding for money.

As the final authority mandated to oversee the effectiveness of your payment, we wish to inform you that your payment is ready and should be remitted by Telegraphic Transfer immediately. Therefore, you are advised to contact this office immediately to collect your payment Release Code, Payment Slip with your Security Code and Original Telex Copy of the transfer for onward presentation to our paying bank in Thailand or USA as you the case may be for immediate payment of your fund into your account. These payment release documents are as good as cash and once they are processed and couriered to you for onward submission to our paying bank, no office or corporation will ever stop your payment any longer as was the case in the past. And in this regard, you will no longer make any further payment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or any body/office in Nigeria, as well as overcome the hitches associated with your payment as you had earlier encountered.
We on behalf of the African Continent apologise for the inconveniences you have suffered over the years while pursuing your legitimate payment claims.

Thank you while looking forward for your response.

Yours Faithfully,

Donald Kaberuka
President ADB.
Email:revkampson01@sify.com

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