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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: "Yusuf Aminu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ay000atcbn@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:39:23 +0100
Subject: AUDITING/ACCOUNTING DEPT

FROM THE DIRECTOR
AUDITING/ACCOUNT DEPT(CBN)
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/UBX/021/09

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTE TO BE RELEASED THROUGH BANK TRANSFER THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, WE HAVE RECEIVED A MAIL FEW DAYS AGO FROM A MAN CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT.

NAME: MR NELSON MESOJDEVIC
BANK NAME:US BANK
BANK ADDRESS: CALIFORNIA U.S.A
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF.YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATION IF CORRECT:

1. Your name:
2. Your full address:
3. Direct phone:
4. Name of Bank
5. Bank Address

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK EXECUTIVES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AUDITING/ACCOUNT REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2010/2011. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR NELSON MESOJDEVIC, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY AS ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU

BEST REGARDS,
MR. Yusuf Aminu
E MAIL:ay000atcbn@aol.com
AUDITING/ACCOUNTING DEPT(CBN).
CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]


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