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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: "Director,Consults Payment Center" <admin@mroczna.net.pl>
Reply-To: <Chiefauditor@jormall.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:13:26 -0700
Subject: (TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME)

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
HIS EXCELLENCY DR.GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN  
PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA  ASO ROCK VILLA.
E-MAIL:-( dr.davidnwafor12@rocketmail.com)
DATE:-24/09/2011.
MOTTO: NO BODY IS ABOVE THE LAW!!!
 
 
To: Beneficiary:
This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been gazette to be released via the key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer to you or through any of our correspondent apex bank nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer. Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative.
There are a lot of people who are interested in confiscating your fund into their personal account because they know too well that you can’t be able to come to Nigeria to claim your USD$12,300.000.00 Approved payment. This person Mrs. Joyce C. Newton came to the Central Bank Head office yesterday, with some vital documents saying that you sent her to come and get your approved TWELVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (USD12, 300.000.00), reason she said because you can’t fly down to Nigeria your self because of your ill-health and business schedules.
The Federal House of Senate together with the President Federal Republic of Nigeria (Mr. Good Luck Ebele Jonathan) and the authorized paying bank i.e. the Central Bank of Nigeria has gone through the approval papers tendered by your Representative and found out that they are all correct and proves that you are truly the one that sent her to get your fund.  Right now, why your fund has not yet been transferred to the account presented by your partner is because “The 352usd Transfer Fee” as requested by the bank has not yet been settled off, If I may ask why will you send someone to come and get your fund for you without given her the fee for the Transfer of your approved fund? do you think that the Federal Government of Nigeria will be  foolish enough to release this fund to your representative without first checking if truly you have paid for the International Transfer Charge because I can remember very clearly that when I first contacted you about your fund appr oved by the Federal government of
Why I am telling you this is because this woman ( Joyce C. Newton ) will be stranded here in Nigeria because we are not releasing any dime to her without you first sending the Transfer Fee to her. She came to my office this morning and told me that she has tried calling you line severally and you are not picking her calls and she has dropped voice messages to you which you have not answered, She also said that she wanted to e-mail you but because she has no internet access she can’t do that so this is why I said since I have your e-mail address, I decided to e-mail you but I never told her that I have contacted you through e-mail.
Below are the information she provided on where you want your fund to be transferred, so we want you to confirm the information and also send her the requested Transfer fee because without it, the transfer into this account will not work out.
Claims name: Joyce C. Newton
Bank name: Chase bank Arizona, USA.
Account number: 2929487542.
Routing number: 075002019
Swift code:chasus33
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you. You are requested to fill and send this information’s for verification purposes so that your fund valid USD12, 300.000.00 (Twelve Million, Three Thousand United State Dollars) will be remitted into the account your representative provided once she get to settle off the Transfer Fee requested by the transferring bank (Central Bank of Nigeria).
Information needed from you for verification is as follows as the true beneficiary of this fund.
1. Your Full names:
2. Your full address:
3. Your Direct Mobile/telephone:
4. Age:
5. Sex and Marital Statues
6. Your occupation:
7. Banking/Account Details
8. Your valid passport for identification
As soon as the above information’s has been provided by you, Kindly find the below authorized paying bank (Central Bank of Nigeria) and the rightful person to pay you, contact him so that he can verify and make immediate records into your payment file for he will commence with all necessary procedures in other to remit this money into the account. The President Republic of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) executive board of directors and the senate committee for foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and accredited the Central Bank of Nigeria (International Apex bank) with the office of the director, international remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this final quarter payment of the fiscal year 2011.
Name: Dr Mark Donald
Director, Transfer/Payments Dept.
Central Bank of Nigeria
Direct Office Line:+234-7033922183
Email: markdonald14@blumail.org
However, the above mentioned office shall proceed to issue all payments details to  Mrs. White if he do not hear from you within the next three working days from today.
Best Regards,
Dr. David Nwafor
Chief Auditor to the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria
 

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