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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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Fraud email example:

From: "FRAUD ALERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fraud.alert@blumail.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:28:37 +0300
Subject: TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS

MR VINCENT CHUKS
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.
EMAIL: fraud.alert@blumail.org

TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

ATTENTION:


Permit me the pleasure of introducing my self as Mr Vincent Chuks, I am the Director of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).


I am writing you in respect to the transfer of funds you have been expecting from Nigeria.The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency GOOD LUCK JONATHAN, has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to compensate all foreigner's who in one way or the other has been retrieve of there hard earn money through illegal transaction.


The purpose for this is to regain the lost glory of our great country and to also show the entire world that this government is highly ready to fight corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the banking, oil and communication sector in the last 3year's Nigeria has the worst name in corruption in the world, where we were rated in the world as one of the most corrupted nation in the world and it is never a good name to us.


Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness people like you and the entire world has showed in helping Nigeria to fight corruption unlike Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. (EFCC) an organization that was formed by this same government to fight corruption in all sector's in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL,BRITISH GOVERNMENT and the whole world that has been helping us in arresting those that has been involved in advance fee fraud locally and international.


Following the recent bills passed by the house of assembly and presidency, we have been cross checking all financial transaction in all financial institution since the country and it has come to our notice that your payment has been with held. But be sure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit on all financial matters in the Presidency, Central Bank of Nigeria, and all commercial banks here in Nigeria.


This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been re-directed according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to the appointed any of this paying bank to all debts owned by this great nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 BILLION) out in the recent budget by the president of the country, GOOD LUCK JONATHAN, has been deposited with the (NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT).

And the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars have been approved in your favor.


We have your payment file presently with us, based on this you are advised to stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can not pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach,failure to comply,do not hold us responsible for any mistake, for your funds to be paid to you, you are urgently advised under 48hours to contact this office with the under mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are having at hand so that we may know that we are dealing with the rightful person for compensation.

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Occupation
5. Country: (Present Location)
6. Nationality:
7. Telephone:
8. Fax number: (if any)
9.Banking Particulars
10.Your Expected Amount To Be Paid


Although we have all this information with us, but we want to be sure that you are the sole beneficiary of the said funds. Your urgent compliance under 48 hours will enable this office add your name to the payments schedule to be paid in this quarter by The Office Of The Presidency. Note that your payment will not exceed 7 banking days from the date of the receipt of the above information, as long as you have fulfilled all obligations.


Thanks for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences this has caused you all this while, Call this office on telephone number +234-1825-3563, for oral and important discussion to your payment On the receipt of the above information from you, we can then send you your bank draft of the said amount for compensation as a victim of scams.

YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED

BEST REGARDS
VINCENT CHUKS
THE SECRETARY
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

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