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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: "Anti-Fraud Unit" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donaldbenson100@live.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:03:36 +0200
Subject: Us Government has approved your Overdue Payment.

CBN (Anti-Fraud Unit) .......we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.
Head Office: Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone,
P. M.B 0187, Garki Abuja.
*****24HRS SERVICE *****

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

This letter will definitely be surprise to you but be rest assured that it’s not SCAM of any kind… rather we urge you to STOP sending Western Union to Africa in other to receive your Payment. In case if anybody ask you to do so, please kindly report the person to the appropriate authority.


Meanwhile, this is to officially inform you that through our Global Security Network, and investigations, which reveals that, you have not yet received your overdue payment yet you have been a scam victim.

Here is to notify you that there is a directive from the Federal Government to pay all outstanding debts owed to foreign beneficiaries. This was resolved in a meeting held between our Government Authorities , World Bank and Officials of United States Government in Washington DC last week, as a condition from the International Monetary Fund to support European Union (EU) and United States of America in receiving total debt cancellation or forgiveness from the International Financial Bodies.

As instructed by the aforementioned authorities, we are to pay 100 Nigerian Scam victims US$1, 150, 000 .00 ( One Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved in the payment schedule for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid this amount as compensation. As a result of this laudable recommendations, it is imperative to bring to your notice that during the official meetings held at Washington DC, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists syndicates operating in all over the world today. In other to redeem the good image of our country, the New President has agreed with United States Government, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Financial Bodies to ordered the payment of USD$1,150,000 .00 each to the affected victims in pursuance with the U.N. recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be made by our Affiliate/Correspondence Bank in Europe( Bancaja Bank ) Madrid -Spain Through Online Banking System which you are going to handle by yourself as your Online Checking Account has been already Activated for immediate transfers. Find below the details of your account to start transferring your funds:-

Your Account Login Card nº: **4217639649839509**
Your Login PIN: 1655302


To logon to your account, kindly click on ( https://www.bancaja.es/bcjp/ING/home.html ) and enter your login information ( Login Card number and PIN ) to start transferring your funds into your personal bank account.

Note: If there is any error or delay during the process of logging on for transferring of your fund please kindly get back to us immediately with the required info below to make the correction quickly and reprogrammed your details to enable transfers into your bank account:-

1. Your Full Name and residential address:
2. Mobile or Telephone Number (for regular official contact).
3. Your Country of origin:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Copy of your ID/Number:

According to the number of applicants at hand, 80 Beneficiaries has been paid, 60% of the victims are from the United States, while about 40% are from other parts of the world. we still have more than 30% left to be paid the compensations of $1,150,000 each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates(One Mr. Williams as he claimed) who was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to impostors for any reason what so ever as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviate the plight of these victims as well as redeeming the image of my dear country. The U.S. secret service is already on trace of the criminals. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. Many Banks, Universal firms, Companies and individuals have b

Please let us know as soon as possible if you receive this email message and you have successfully transferred your funds into your bank account for good record purposes.

Congratulations!

Yours truly,
Dr. Donald Benson.
(Executive Director)
Anti-Fraud Unit

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