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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: Fred Chikata <fredchika1970@att.net>
Reply-To: fredchikata09@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 13:06:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:



Central Bank of Nigeria

Telex/Wire Dept.



Dear.Sir/madam,



My name is Mr.Fred Moarak Chikata,Telex/Wire Dept.Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).I know that you might be surprise at this mail, but what I am saying is the truth. I know that it is against my official duty to release confidential issue like this to an outsider,hence it is my sincere wish to help you to receive your late brothers money from our bank.



This is to informed you that your late brother Eng.Donald Mickelson our customer money have successfully transfered into our Bank PHB PLC. since last year from (NNPC)Nigerian National Petroleum Corpoation, late Engineer Donald Mickelson was working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpoation before he died along with his family in high see because of Niger Delta millitant crisis,some group of millitant shoot their speed bolt when they where running for their life back to their base in warri Niger delta state from Port-harcurt.Since than we had been trying to locate his next of kin but no positive results in procees.



There is a way I can assist you to get your broters funds without any problem, it is risk but I will take it,because I hate what the Directors are doing by using late peoples money for their personal interest, I have assisted one woman from London with and it worked out although her funds was US$7.5m.why your late brothers money amounted to US$15.5M.



Now, what I want you to do is to send your account number and your telephone number for the transfer,I am in the central wire controlling the computer panel and the HB2 Hard Disk system,so after the transaction I will punch the computer ktt system and the funds will be transfer into your bank account within 72 hours,then I will clean up the tracer and destroy the file.



Note:To assist you to receive the funds,you will offer me 10% from your total sum for the assistance.



If you want me to proceed ahead, let me know as soon as you get this mail, and I will make the transfer without further delay, it may be after two months that our bank will find out and by then you have re-transferred the funds into your new bank account.



IMPORTANTLY:if you want me to work on this arrangement,you must assured me that you will keep the confidentiality of this arrangement between me and you.



Get back to me as soon as you get this mail so that I will be in a better position to know what to do.



Mr.Fred M.Chikata

Telex/Wire Dept.

Central Bank of Nigeria

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