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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: AMERICA EMBASSY <america.embassy02@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: robin-sanders1@live.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:02:32 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AMERICAN EMBASSY IN ABUJA,




OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AMERICAN EMBASSY IN ABUJA,

NIGERIA.Embassy of United States of America in Nigeria

7, Mambilla Street Off Aso Drive Maitama District,Abuja Nigeria.



Greetings to you and your family. With due respect to you, I crave

your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this email to you. I am

Mrs Robin R. Sanders the Ambassador General, U.S Embassy In Nigeria. I

am sending you this email in regards to the money you have lost, based

on ongoing scam activities in Africa especially Nigeria. After

thorough investigation by the American Citizens Services (ACS) in

charge of protecting the interest of it's citizens in Foreign

countries, It came to our notice that the authenticity of your fund

with the Nigerian Government is valedictory and the US Embassy In

Nigeria, UN, EU and AU has agreed with the Federal Government of

Nigeria to combat this recent increase in fraud by the dubious

citizens of the third world nations.



After due investigations carried out by the ACS Team to many

Offices/departments in Nigeria , Ghana , Togo and other African

countries of the World even office of the Presidency Federal Republic

of Nigeria, Office of the Honorable Minister for Finance, Office of

the Senate Committee On Financial Crime, etc. Be informed that your

fund authentication/verification came out satisfactory in your favor

and we have reached an agreement with the bodies responsible for

combating crime to help us resolve this menace and make sure your

funds are released to you without any risk or delay.



Regarding to the different emails which you are receiving from people

claiming to be Prof. Sanusi Lamido,Governor of the Central Bank of

Nigeria (CBN), or in form of fake checks, money order.We mandate you

to stop any further communication with them.We are working very hard

with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in

conjunction with FBI and the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency

(NDLEA) to make sure that all criminals involved are arrested.



After many validated sessions held by our team of ACS with many

Offices/departments in Nigeria such as the Central bank,Office of the

President Federal Republic of Nigeria, Office of the Honorable

Minister of Finance, Office of the Senators etc,We came up with a

conclusion and plan to make sure that we compensate you with sum of

$1.5 Million US dollars which will be transferred to you via wire

transfer or international ATM Master card.



To facilitate with the success of the transaction, kindly reconfirm your info to us to enable us get this transaction done in the next one week,however we wish to know the option you will like to receive your funds and the bank name.



Make sure you forward your details to the bank immediately including

your full name and address, direct phone and fax number for easy

communication and also confirm to me that you have contacted the

paying bank for necessary advice on proper steps.



Looking forward to hearing from you.



Sincere congratulations



Mrs Robin R.Sanders

Ambassador General, United States Of America Embassy in Nigeria.

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