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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: "AGF OFFICE,NIGERIA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahim.agf@blumail.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:59:38 -0700
Subject: CAMM ME ON PHONE/REPLY.

Attn:Beneficiary.

Sir.

I am the Accountant General of the Federations/ Director Documentation/statistic and Archive Office, Fact Finding and Special Duties,

As an intelligent officer trained to check fraud, I have made personal discovery from The Government payment Awarded Blue Print. The payment number your are pursuing is different from the number on your file.
Some highly placed Government/bank officials has been coming asking me to change your name with their choice name and help them with the ISPO documents to get this funds. I found out that they’re trying to loot this money away with the help of foreign partners.

Spurred by my discovery, a more critical vetting of the Documents revealed that the fund in question is an over invoiced / inflated amount on a Contract/Inheritance. The original Inheritance beneficiary/Executor of the said Contract has been fully paid through their nominated Bank Account Via Marine Midland Bank New York,. Right now, I am the only Person aware of this fact, I am interested on this deal but I demand your cooperation. I want you to know that without me there is no other way you can receive this fund, also derogatory remarks has been made on your file which means that we have to put in place an introductory letter purported to have been written by the Original Executors of the Contract whose name is Ms. G. J B Davis Construction England, Stating that they transferred ownership of this fund to you as the beneficiary. This letter has to be backdated and will be registered with the Federal Parastatals where the Inheritance/Contract emanated and has to tally with t
he date of Contract Completion an

With this introductory letter, we will have full access to obtain all relevant Documents and Inheritance/Contract Agreement that will justify your claims. This process is called, Affidavit of Transfer of Right –Normalization and Validation of Contract Payment (A.T.R.N.V.C.P) which will also include Resolution report from the Supreme Court, Federal Ministry of Justice of which the Originals Copies of all these Documents will be dispatch to your address because your signature is required on all the Original Documents.

If you’re interested to get this fund you must adhere strictly to my instructions. Before we start this process, you will send a promissory note with passport photograph or drivers license, that you will pay me %30 of the total money while 70% is for you. If you agreed on this term, kindly get back to me i will let you know how much it will cost to get this done, as the director Fact Finding and Special Duties, i will help you with all the paper work. It will only take us 4(Four) days to conclude this. The Fund in question is $5.5Millions USD. Please do not tell any one about this transaction. You have to maintain Uttermost confidentiality of this transaction for successful conclusions.

Call me on my direct telephone +234 80-588757-54 on the receipt of this messag if you are CAPABLE to transact the deal with me and if you are not CAPABLE to help in the procurement of the needed DOCUMENTS that will easily facilitate the transfer dont bother calling or replying to my letter.

Yours Sincerely


Ibrahim Dankwmabo.
Accountant General of the Federations,(AGF).
Email:ibrahim.agf@blumail.org
Tel:234-80-588757-54.


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