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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: "US EMBASSEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <AGGENERA@aol.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 21:51:08 -0400
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT

United States Embassy, Nigeria
2, Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria.
Email:us.embassey11@gmail.com

All protocols duly observed.

Attn:Janiece Logan,

Good morning. The timing of this summit is very appropriate.

Today, It is our profound pleasure as a people with the special purpose of looking after the interest and matters related to American citizens and the world in general, to inform you that we have come in cognizance of your unpaid contract/inherritance/lottery fund which has been in arrears with the Nigerian and British Government as a result of corrupt officiating and insensitive policies.

We at the U.S. Mission to Nigeria and Britain, this is challenging to our confidence and disrupting the lives of those who make up the backbone of our global economies –the men and women who make up the global work force. This also includes the workforce of tomorrow--our youth-- who face a bleak employment outlook and are at risk of not realizing their full potential. I believe that we are here today not only because we recognize and appreciate the position confered on us but also because we all know the importance of our people who we represent outside.

In addition, after a bilateral dialogue between the United Nations (UN) and the Nigerian Government, it has been resolved and agreed that Nigerian Government should set straight all debts owed to her foreign beneficiaries in other to enhance the mutual business relationship and as well maintain foreign relation with the united states and the rest of the world. To this effect, we are excited to announce the release of your overdue fund through the office of the Accountant General of The Federation, who has been appointed and authorized to hold and offset your debts.

Consequently, from the list of unpaid foreign beneficiary(s) as submitted by the Nigeria Foreign Payment Committee, your file has been scrutinized and certified OK, and prompt payment approved in your favour. Nevertheless, reports gathered by our team of inteligence have unveiled that the reasons why you haven't received your fund is as result of misinformation, while some of you viciously decline to abide by the policies of the Government of Nigeria. As we all know, many of those contacting you are impostors and does not have any relevance to your fund, so you are hereby warned and advised to STOP further communication with anyone in respect of your unclaimed fund.

This notification is for your good attention as you are advised to contact only “ALHAJI IBRAHIM HASSAN DANKWAMBO” (Accountant General of The Federation). He is an experienced man, who has previously served 15 nations in the last 35 years.

Having come in cognizance of the high rate of financial crime in Nigeria, it is our profound pleasure to inform you that your fund has been uploaded into a DIGITAL BOX and will be excorted by a diplomat directly to your country.In other words,your fund is coming to you in cash.You are hereby adviced to contact ALHAJI IBRAHIM HASSAN DANKWAMBO (Accountant General of The Federation) "ONLY", for details. You are also advised to respect and comply with the statutory procedures of the Accountant General of the Federation in other to receive your long awaited fund. This system of payment,"DIPLOMATIC CASH DELIVERY" (DCD) is the brain child of the American embassey to ensure that no request of payment of any fee will be demanded from you till you receive your cash.Your ammount will be revealed to you by the accountant general as that is out of our duty.

Contact Details:

ALH. IBRAHIM HASSAN DANKWAMBO
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
EMAIL:hassanibrahim5@aol.com

Please do send the following informations to him to confirm and update your record and as well facilitate your payment and movement of the diplomat.

1) FULL NAME (2) YOUR VALID ADDRESS (3)DIRECT PHONE & MOBILE NUMBERS (4) PROFESSION (6) NATIONALITY


The above information are for administrative convenience.

However, be warned once again to STOP further correspondence with any bank(s) or government parastatals as the office of the accountant general superceeds every other office in respect of your debt settlement presently to allow us realize our goal as a principled people. We all know that it is our values as people that define us as a nation… freedom … liberty … justice and democratic principles. These are the values that are core to the American people, values that inspire us, that emotionally move us. They are also universal values as they go to the essence of the rights in a democracy. We must never forget this.

Adhere strictly to the contents of this letter.

Yours in Service,
Robin Renèe Sanders
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT

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