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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: nigeriapolicedepartment2009@gmail.com
Reply-To: vicepresidentofnigeria47@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:12:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FINAL NOTICE BEFORE TRANSFER TODAY ,CONTACT THE ACTING PRESIDENT VIA TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-8025456094 FOR IMMEDAITE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND WITHIN 1 HOUR TODAY




 

       THE PRESIDENCY         
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESIDENT ADVISE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT & INHERITANCE FUND
                                     ASO-ROCK - ABUJA
ATTN: ALL BENEFICIARY’S/INHERITANCE.
                                                                                                                                           DATE:  23-3-2010
 
SUBJECT:  LAST NOTICE BEFORE WE TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT OR
       INHERITANCE FUND TODAY WITHIN 24 HOURS
 
I am DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN ; the ACTING  PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA based on your Foreign Payment and Inheritance Fund and in cognizance with the credit cover of CBN duly adopted by the NEW Senate Committee on Foreign Payment and Inheritance Fund as requested for a fund movement cover in your favour.  I am compelled to advice you to contact   THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN on this TELEPHONE: OFFICE 234-802-545-6094, or through this E-mail:  vicepresidentofnigeria47@gmail.com Very urgently.  In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the following reasons:
 
1.  My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit to re-route your payment into a new
     Bank Account number as stated Bank of AMERICA (U .S.A)
    Account #: 004792442195
2.  Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed anyone to appoint an attorney/agent     
     on your behalf.
3.  Please, confirm if you have authorized us through your agents to issue cash call payment
     Remittance to them on your behalf.
4.  Please, also confirm if you have authorized your attorney to change your banking particulars
     to the  following particulars stated below:
BANK OF AMERICA                        
ACCOUNT NAME=BENBROOK ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT INC
ACCOUNT NUMBER:  004792442195
ROUTING NUMBER= 111000025
 5.   Also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your E-mail    
Address, Office or home address, so that we can cross-check it with our file records. We have decided to contact you because we suspected that somebody is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit of means, into a new different bank account.  Already, their associates have requested us to place a cash call order in their favour on your behalf, but we discovered that your signature was forged.
Therefore, you are hereby advised to contact DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA on this TELEPHONE: OFFICE 234-802-545-6094, or through this E-mail vicepresidentofnigeria47@gmail.com. Regarding the above stated.  Please inform him and acknowledge your acceptance to the above stated, but if not, please do not hesitate to inform him very urgently, so that he can stop the diversion of your fund.  For security reasons, please contact him through the phone number or e-mail, immediately, to avoid interception. CALL HIM NOW BEFORE HE TRANSFER YOUR FUND TODAY ON HIS NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS OFFICE 234-802-545-6094, OR EMAIL vicepresidentofnigeria47@gmail.com
Best regards.

YAR ADUA
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLICE OF NIGERIA
 
CALL THE   VICE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED THIS FAX ON THIS NUMBER 234-802-545-6094 , FOR MORE  INFORMATION OR SEND HIM EMAIL THROUGH THIS EMAIL; vicepresidentofnigeria47@gmail.com

 

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