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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: danmobutu44@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:35:39 +0000
Subject: RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND


From the Desk of Prof; Henry Peters
Attention: Friend


RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND

Attn: .

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigerian partner for a long time
now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new resolution in
other not to let it be if I have anything in mind against you. I do not
know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund is
approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be stopped or one
problem or the other will come up if you have not asked this question or
you do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell you.

Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that introduced you
to the project approached me through my dear wife who work with the Federal
Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist them conclude a money
transfer deal they had with you. They requested me to assist them by
removing the original contractor's name, company's name and bank
particulars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) vetting computer and
replacing them with your name and bank details in order to make you appear
as the rightful beneficiary of this fund.

I agreed on condition that they will pay me US$80,000.00 as soon as your
name appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid,
but your friends started telling me stories, they even told me you promised
to send money to me.

Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from them
and have not set my eyes on any of them? Based on their attitude, I
decided to stop the fund release movement because I cannot be denied of my
right in my own office considering the risk as it might affect my job..
Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you did not
execute any contract in Nigeria , although I am the only person privileged
to know this information and it is a fact.


Why I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still
making efforts in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget
the past. I do not need the US $80.000.00 any longer from you but a good
compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those colleagues
will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know that none of them is
aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending your money unnecessarily to
CBN Officers both here and overseas because you will not receive this
money without my hand in it. I personally did the work at the beginning and
only I can perform it. Finally,

I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of Nigeria will be
aware of my involvement in this regard because of my position. Now
re-assure me that you will be willing to compensate me and that you will
assist my wife to establish a foreign account in your country where my
compensation will be lodged. Also a TT FUND RELEASE APPROVAL DOCUMENTS
will be sent to you for endorsement after which I will remit the money to
you immediately.

I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business with me,
kindly contact me on my email so that we can have a chat over this issue
once and for all. But if the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself
to reach me and
forget about this money.

BEST REGARDS
Prof: Henry Peters
Chairman Payment Verification Panel
send your reply here immediately: prof.hpeters@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: +234 8137521357.

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