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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: "Foreign Payments" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <foreign_depts001@live.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:46:10 -0000
Subject: Re:Final Payment Approval Notice.01/02/12

FROM THE DESK OF Alhaji Idris Naka
DIRECTOR PAYMENT APPROVED CLEARANCE UNIT {1}
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA-ZONAL OFFICE - LAGOS NIGERIA.
Email:foreign_depts001@live.com
Feb 1th 2012.

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank,
IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the
armed forces (President Goodluck Jonathan ) that all outstanding foreign
debts especially Contract payment should be released to the
beneficiaries unconditionally.

Your inheritance / contract part payment funds of USD$10M approved, this
is to notify you that your over due inheritance/ contact funds has been
approved to be released via key telex transfer {KTT} direct wire
transfer to you by the Senate Committee on foreign over due funds
transfer. Mean while, a woman has submitted a report in regards to your
approved payment of USD$10M, she claimed to be your representative. She
further indicated that you have request as a matter of urgency for a
change in account where you want this approved funds transferred to.

Below is the account information she provided,

Intermediate Bank: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
One Madison Avenue
New York 10010-3603, N.Y.
Swift Code: SCBLUS33
CHIPS Participant: 0256
Fed Wire number: 026002561

Beneficiary Bank: HSBC-COLOMBIA
Account No.3544-071027-001
Swift Code: BISTCOBB

Beneficiary Name: Janet Dura
Checking Acct. # 020-031076284-000 HSBC
Avenida 6N #25N11
CALI-COLOMBIA, South America.

Please do reconfirm to this office as a matter of urgency if this woman
is from you so that the federal Government will not be hold responsible
for the paying of your funds to a wrong beneficiary and account.


The central Bank Governor, Executives, Board of Directors and also the
Senate committee for foreign over due inheritance and contract payment
have approved and accredited for release the said amount of USD$10M to
this reputable Bank account once we hear from you.
How ever, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said
{Janet Dura} if you do not get back to us immediately you receive this email.

Yours respectfully,

Alhaji Idris Naka
DIRECTOR PAYMENT APPROVED CLEARANCE UNIT {1}
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA-ZONAL OFFICE - LAGOS NIGERIA

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