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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: "AHMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmedahmed17@indiatimes.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:46:45 -0700
Subject: comply quick


OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PLOT 33 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY
CENTRA BUSINESS DISTRICT
CASTRAL ZONE
ABUJA NIGERIA


Dear:Sir/Madam,
Please Reply to this Email;-ahmedahmed17@indiatimes.com
It was Resolved and Agreed that your Over Due Payment Claim of
$38.5M,would be released on a special method of payment which tag
CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT/TT TRANSFER OR BY CASH,SEND NAME,ADDRESS,PHONE AND
FAX #,ACC.# to claim your fund.
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of These surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you Based on the instructions I received two days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment reports/ Expenditures and audited reports of revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to remit your claim sum
Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going
To do this legally. My conditions:1. transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant Legal documents with your name as the bonafide beneficary, the transfer will be made By Draft or telegraphic Transfer
(T/T), confirmable
in 3 working days.
2. This Transfer must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will
be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with Your
fund releases are caused by your agents or representative. If you AGREE
with my conditions, the fund will be share as follows ;.( 1) 35% For you
(2)60% for me and my partners (3) fund immediately we arrive your country
for sharing.5% will cover all miscellaneous expenses we may incur both
here and In your country.
l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will Commence
without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment
Schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.
on your acceptance feed me up with your contactaddress phone no age and sex and your private email address for our easy com.
I hope you don't reject this offer and have the funds transferred.

Waiting for your Reply soon.
Faithfully
barr.AHMED AHMEDAD

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