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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 Frank Green <mrgodsonwisdom1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: remittanceinternationalamerica@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: R.I.A Money Transfer

















REMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL
AMERICA

R.I.A MONEY 
TRANSTER
Rue 1171 Isiokwe Road, Lagos
Nigeria Republic.
Office#: + 234 7080 72 3836

 
Attention
Beneficiary

According to the instruction passed to this R.I.A Money
Transfer Department from
the office Governor of the Central Bank Nigeria, A total sum of $3.500,000.00
(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) has been
instructed to be paid to you.

According to the explanations made, the
Central Bank and Government, have decided to take over the issue of your
transfer to save you from all wire transfer problems you were facing
previously.

This is to help us check-mate all the Fraudulent activities
going on here in West Africa at large. You shall be paid bit by bit until your
total sum is completely received right from the Counter of any R.I.A Money
Transfer closest to
you.

We have been asked to release to you a total of US$6,500.00 in every
five Hours (5hours) until the funds is completely paid out, as that is the
maximum limit we are legally allowed to pay in a particular
transaction.

After the failure in the transfer of your fund through other
means which may have been made impossible by the European, American or  British
high commission and other bodies, I was ordered from the office of the President
and the Central Bank Of Nigeria Republic to make your payment swiftly via this
medium, you will  be receiving $6,500 usd every five hours starting from
today.

Provide your full receivers names for the payment and an
activation fee of $6,500 only to get your payment files activated so that we
will start sending your hourly payment as agreed.

 The required fee of
$65.00 should be sent through R.I.A Money Transfer or money gram. Upon the
receipt of the $65.00 your payment files will be activated to enable you receive
your first installment payment of $6,500 immediately. Send the $65.00 usd
payment information to us through the above email address.

Note: You can
not be able to start picking up the money until your Name is activated to the
system.

Here Is The Information Which You Will Use To Send The Required
Fee Of $65.00 usd Via R.I.A Money Transfer Of Your Choice Or Money Gram Close To
You.

The Receivers Information For The $65.00 as follows:

Receivers name: EMMANUEL OZOEMENA

Receivers Country: Lagos-Nigeria

Text Question:_____Best
Color?
Answer:_______Green
Amount:_____$65.00
MTCN#_______

Immediately
we receives the payment, we shall activate your payment files and start sending
your payments.

Call immediately on this direct phone  +234 7080 72 3836
for more Details and directives.

Congratulate once
again.

Regards
Mr Frank Green
Director REMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL
AMERICA Foreign Remittance.
Tel: +234 7080 72 3836

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