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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: "CISSE" <inga.brittahlenius888@mail.mn>
Reply-To: <kencisse002@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:06:02 +0100
Subject: From Ken Cisse

 
From:Dr.Dale Suji
World Bank International Fund Monitoring Agent
Dear Sir/Madam,
My names are Dr.Dale Suji, a World Bank special auditor and consultant, a member of financial regulators World Bank, I am privileged to be in Nigeria for a special auditing program under the instruction of the World Bank Directors and the United Nations authority Mr.Ban Ki-Moon hence to settle all the impending funds to owned person/persons within the African and Asian regions
Having gone through all the files containing the list of all fund inheritors/contractors with the Federal Government of Nigeria, I discovered that so many Foreigners have lost huge sums of money to Nigerians trying to claim their overdue payments. These victims were not properly directed and this gave the Scammers in Nigeria the avenue to defraud activities. I have reported these ugly trend to the Directors of Financial Firms in Nigeria , to that effect an irrevocable order has been issued to the Federal Government of Nigeria to effect payments to all pending owned beneficiaries without prejudice.
Right now, I'm working with the Accountant General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and also with the Apex bank of Nigeria to get the situation legally sorted out.
We have apprehended so many impostors and also corrupt officers through the help of security agents and they made some confessional statements thus narrating how they have been working with some Commercial Bank Directors to divert funds belonging to foreigners to a private Bank account.
Going through the list of scam victims that was submitted on my desk by Microsoft Internet Fraud Monitoring Unit in Nigeria (MIFMU), I discovered that your Names and email address is among the victims and that is why you are receiving this official message and we will warn that you attend to this matter urgently else we will keep your file pending.
I have met with the genuine government authorities and some amount of compensation have been raised to settle all the concerned beneficiaries like you.
Note that I have limited time to conclude my assignment and you are advised to contact me for further information and directives on how to receive your long pending fund
Yours in service
Dr.Dale Suji,
Director Specially Duty.World Bank International Fund Monitoring Unit
 

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