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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 Develeopment Bank Group <danaldk.adb@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donaldkk.adb@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 12:42:03 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTOFICATION



Dear Customer,
I am Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the President African Development Bank PLC.
This is to
officially bring to your notice that our Bank has taken over all the money
transaction originated from any part of African and European countries as
contract payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to
unauthorized/incapability of financial Institutions/security companies in
releasing such huge sum of money due to Fraud, terrorist and money Laundry
activities going on world wide.

The World Bank Group has Mandated the African Development Bank (ADB)
to release
funds to beneficiaries through a means preferable by the beneficiary,
hence Your Name appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their fund was
successfully cleared recently From Terrorist and Money laundry and your money
will be released to you through a means preferable by you. To avoid paying
excess charges,
As regards this arrangement, you are advised to contact African Development
Bank, Foreign Operation Manager Mr. Michael Uzor on his bellow contact
for more
details on your payment release.

Email: michaelu.adb@gmail.com
Office Phone: +234 1766 9275

for payment instruction. You are therefore advised to forward your personal
details such as, direct telephone numbers, complete names, mailing address,
nationality, sex and next of kin to African Development Bank (ADB) Foreign
Operation Department manager for immediate release of your money, Most
importantly be aware that (Ten Million Dollars Only (US$10, 000, 000.00) was
allocated to you as the approved amount due to you.

Finally Foreign Operation Department manager is standing by, waiting
to receive
your communication in other to release your fund to you without delay.
Make your
contact directly to the above contact.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Donald Kaberuka
President African Development Bank (ADB)

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