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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: "BNI-INVESTIGATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffreymann.morganlewislaw1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:58:50 -0400
Subject: Re:

>From the Desk of  Jeffrey Mann
Chairman Bureau of National
Investigation Abuja-Nigeria.
Call me: +234-8063131451
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
I am Jeffrey Mann the chairman of Bureau of National Investigations(BNI), in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS). The approval of your overdue outstanding contracts/inheritance and lottery Winning amount has been made in your favour.
 
We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa with the help of United States Government and the United Nations. We have been able to track down so many of this Scam artist in various parts of West African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, COTED'IVOIRE, LONDON, GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL) and they are all in our custody here in Abuja-Nigeria.We have been able to recover so much money through United Nation Anti-crime commission, which International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ordered that the funds should be shared among beneficiaries around the globe. This email is been directed to you because your email address was attached with one of the beneficiaries file in our computer hard disk in our custody here in Abuja-Nigeria and you are therefore being compensated with $10.5 Million Dollars.
 
Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $10.5 Million, we have arranged your payment through the payment option's given below. You are advice to choose one option from these three methods of payment.
 
1)    Bank to Bank Swift Wire Transfer, where your compensation fund will be transferred directly to your local bank account in your country,
2)    CASHABLE CHECK, which will ship to you by courier service delivery,
3)    ATM CARD, your fund will be load on ATM CARD and ship to you by courier service delivery..
 
You are advised to get back to us WITH YOUR CHOICE OF PAYMENT as soon as possible with below information for our immediate action in your compensation payment. we have sent you so many mails but all bounced back.
 
Kindly send the required detail to jeffreymann.morganlewislaw1@gmail.com
1) Full name, (2) Phone number, (3) Occupation (4) Marital status (5) Sex (6) Address/Country:
 
Best Regard,
Barr Jeffrey Mann
BNI Office Abuja-Nigeria
Direct Line: +234-8063131451
jeffreymann.morganlewislaw1@gmail.com
 

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