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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: Chris Uche <chrisuche2@computermail.net>
Reply-To: chrisuche2021@computermail.net
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:30:32 +0900
Subject: [Spam?????] PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT



PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
FROM THE DESK

OF: CHRIS UCHE.

DEPUTY:MRS. CAROL W. MARTINS

Reply me with this email Add:
chrisuche44@computermail.net

Attention: Beneficiary,

RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.


Sir/Ma,


Based on the finding in this investigation
department we wish to warn
you against some touts.

We have been informed that some touts are
contacting you in respect to
the collection of your fund that is the sum of
$10.5m usd that was long
approved in your favor through the Wema Bank of
Nigeria Plc and please for your informations and
safe, do not write to any of them anymore or any
body that is working with him so that you will
not enter into problem ok but only follow my
instructions and we will only transfer your
funds to your account without any delay.

I will also give the real and direct contact
details of the paying bank and who to contact as
soon as we hear from you ok.


As a matter of fact we have been on this
investigation assignments for
some time codely known to no one but the
Presidency and some top
government official who are in support of this
investigation team to
help stop fraudulent activities in this country.


Although we have been able to come up with some
good result about the
people that have extorted money from you
illegally and i wish to list
them so that you will personally indicate them
by writing back because we
want to make your payment to you without any
delay but we must surely deal
and bring this names to book if only you will
indicate correctly any of them.

The names of the Touts that have been arrested
are as follows:


First name Austine Jude
1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance
/ Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board
Member and others.
10, Andrew Wolley.
11, Pedro Hills.
12, Senator Patrick Osakwe.
13, Mr. Alexandra James .
14, Mrs Cecilia B Wallace.
15,Mr Ray Carmon.
16, James Morgan.
17, Senator David Mark.
18, Dr Williams Obi or Eze.
19,Dr Ben Ibe.
20 Robert Mueller.
21,Mrs Rose Miller
22 MUSA BENSON
23,The Fake Lamido Sanusi
24, Mrs waziri Farida.


The above listed names are been
traced/investigated by the police and
some of them have elope the country and note
that if any of them is caught and find guilty
he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five
years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the
constitution of this bank under section
of criminal law.

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform
us if any of the above
names have once contacted you in respect to the
your fund if yes don''''''''t
waste time to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have
right to pay or contact
you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria
Plc which is been headed by the bank Governor.
You must deal directly with them and do what so
ever you are asked to do because that is the
only way you will achieve the success of the
transaction.

We apologist on behalf of the President and the
people of Nigeria and
Britain London Uk and America Government for any
delay and lost this most have coursed you and
promise that such thing will not happen
again.And if you are dealing
with any one of them regarding this payment we
urge you to stop because you are taking a big
risk and you never find your money any where
because your money is with the above named bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today.

Thanks for your good understanding while we wait
for your urgent
response to this.

Reply me with this email Add:
chrisuche44@computermail.net

Yours sincerely,

Chris Uche.


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