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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: "Hon Usman Dada" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revtbrown2010@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:31:17 -0700
Subject: CONTACT REV TONY BROWN +234-80-86493468

From the desk of:
Hon Usman Dada
Director Debt reconciliation
Commitee Presidency.
 
Attention:Beneficiary
 
 
Upon the review and recent adjustment on the foreign payment policy of
the federal government of Nigeria regarding the
 
settlement on all outstanding contract/inheritance payments formerly
scheduled and programmed for payment through cash
 
delivery (diplomatic means) Telegraphic Transfer/Automated Teller
Machine (ATM)/Certified Bank Draft or any local bank here
 
in Nigeria, all various offshore payment offices around the world, we
hereby write to advise you/all affected beneficiaries,
 
in the light of the aforementioned.
 
All payments originally/previously scheduled before through local
bank, offshore offices have been cancelled and recalled
 
forth-with as directed by the office of the presidency, all
international payment will be handle by the paying bank in your
 
country only, any beneficiary who fail to abide the rules and
regulations guiding this payment policy will regret it.
 
The Central Bank has instructed, by office of the presidency
(Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) to reach all the affected
 
beneficiaries to know why they have not received their fund based on
the close door meeting held with USA President,Mr.Barack
 
Obama during world summit meeting held with G12 in America. Note that
all contract/inheritance payment files in respect of
 
such payments have been referred and forwarded to this office for
immediate attention. This development came as a result of
 
anomalies and poor payment handling reported/ observed by past
government and some local banks which invariably is having its
 
ugly toll on the Nigerian economy.
 
Due to your bad experiences with the previous arrangements by the past
regime, the new president (Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan)
 
has made fresh arrangements with the Central Bank and international
Communities because of the Global economic crisis in the
 
whole World to make all payments via the above mode of payment chosed
by the Beneficiary without any further delay. All
 
affected beneficiaries will be communicating directly to Officer in
charge Rev. Tony Brown Central Bank of Nigeria on
 
+234-80-86493468, E-mail: revtonybrown2010@gmail.com for screening before
payment and make sure you call him immediately you
 
receive this email.
 
From our observations, it appears you have been wasting your
hard-earned money on group of individuals who fraudulently ask
 
you to pay certain amount of fees in order to release your payment.
Please henceforth, you should stop any further contacts
 
with them and from your reliable sources; you have made several
payments to fraudsters who impersonate themselves as holding
 
important governmental position. I want to advise you in your own
interest to desist from such acts, which will not yield any
 
fruitful results to you but rather ruined you more.
 
Note: that this office has been appointed to carry out these duties as
the federal government of Nigeria is keen in stamping
 
out corruption and corrupt officials in all federal establishments, in
this case you are advised to stop any further
 
communication with any other bank or individual in respect of your
payment to enable us have a successful conclusion at the
 
end. You are required to re-confirm your information to this office
immediately.
 
Your full name/Address/ telephone and fax /receiving banking co-ordinates.
 
Note; Once you contact Rev Tony Brown, he will demand a payment
receipt of us$420 for the screening and administrative
 
charges, you are advised to make the payment directly to the receiving
officer in charge, Name Fabian Carlos address ,Nigeria
 
text question , Purpose , answer , Admin fee. note that you can still
make the payment directly to the receiving agent in
 
your country, where they are going to pay you, so if you wish to pay
in your country, then let the Rev knows that you want to
 
pay in your country, once you call him, he will signal the paying bank
in your country, for further crediting to your
 
nominated bank account, Congratulation.
Yours Truly
 
 
Hon. Usman Dada
Director Debt reconciliation
Commitee Presidency

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