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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: "MR. JAMES AHMED" <jamesahmed555@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesahmed33@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:40:41 -0700
Subject: DISCOVERY OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND



FROM THE DESK OF JAMES AHMED.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
EMAIL: jamesahmed33@yahoo.com.hk

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

DISCOVERY OF YOUR ABANDONED FUND

I AM JAMES AHMED, THE MANAGER, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. WE
DISCOVERED THE SUM OF $15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION

UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) BELONG TO YOU WHICH WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEIZED BY FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AND PAID TO THE FEDERAL TREASURE ON NEXT 14 BANK WORKING DAYS.WHEN I GONE THROUGH YOUR
TRANSFER FILE,

I FOUND OUT THAT YOUR FUND IS STILL INTACT AND READY TO REMIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ONCE YOU PROVIDE TO
THIS BANK A LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION FROM COURT IN NIGERIA AND A SCAN COPY OF EITHER YOUR DRIVER
LICENSE OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR IDENTIFICATION.

WHY I CONTACTED YOU IS THAT I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO HELP YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS FUND WILL
GET
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY DELAY SINCE THIS IS ONLY REQUIREMENT TO GET THIS FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

I WANT TO STAND FOR YOU AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO FOLLOW IT UP UNTIL IT GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I
WILL
PROCEED TO COURT FOR THE LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FOLLOWING:

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:

2. YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

3. YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:

4. THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO TRANSFER INTO:

5. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION:

6. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/ DRIVER LICENSE.

NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVE A DEADLINE OF 14 BANK WORKING DAYS FOR ALL THE FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS TO CONCLUDE THERE TRANSACTION WITH THIS BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
FEDERAL TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. FOR MORE EXPLANATION,

PLEASE CALL +234 703 1581 820.

NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

REGARDS,
MR. JAMES AHMED.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

NB. PLEASE, REPLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL BELLOW:
jamesahmed33@yahoo.com.hk

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