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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: "NIGERIA POLICE FORCE ANTI- FRAUD INTELLIGENCE MONITORING TEAM" <policeforcenigeria45@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 00:22:32 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: CALL THE PRESIDENT NOW ON HIS DIRECT NUMBER 234-8025456094




NIGERIA POLICE
ANTI- FRAUD INTELLIGENCE MONITORING TEAM
AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT
AIG OFFICE
TELEPHONE NUMBER : 234-8079244833

ATTENTION :BENEFICIARY

Reports have reached us from our anti fraud intelligence monitoring teams
and Surveillance Units that some impostors, fraudsters and unscrupulous
criminal minded people are contacting our legitimate foreign contractors,
next of kin’s and fund beneficiaries like you and thereby demanding
various sums of fees and charges for their own selfish interest in pretext
of paying them their legitimate fund entitlement owed to them by the
Federal Government of Nigeria through Swift ATM CARDS, Bank Draft and
diplomatic cash delivery which doesn’t exist. Even if these crooks and
impostors succeeded in sending the Swift ATM CARD to their victims, what
they will send is an empty and fake ATM CARDS, which their victims cannot
use in their countries because the ATM CARDS are fake and there are no
money loaded into the ATM CARDS as these bunch of crooks claimed.

Further investigations also revealed that these fraudulent elements are
impersonating managing directors and CEO’S of some commercial Banks here
in Nigeria like First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Oceanic Bank International Plc,
Zenith Bank, Intercontinental Bank and host of other banks here in Nigeria
and offshore.

They also impersonate the Federal Government of Nigeria legitimate
officials like the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido
Aminu Sanusi, the Minister of Finance,fbi office , Senator David Mark the
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rev, Dr. Franklin Mbah the
Chairman of Contract Verification/Review Panel and Foreign Debt Payment,
Chief Mrs. Farida Waziri the Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other legitimates officials in the office of
the Presidency and Senators of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

We have since spread our dragnets to apprehend these felons and their
collaborators who by their criminal activities have seriously eroded the
confidence of foreign investors/creditors have in the federation of
Nigeria in spite all the concerted efforts of the Federal Government of
Nigeria to attract foreign investors into the country. So far we have
arrested over Two Hundred and Eighty (280) persons suspected to be fraud
syndicate and scam artists in connection to these criminal acts and some
of them are now in jail, while some will soon be charge to court for their
involvements in various financial crimes and fraudulent activities.

Sequel to this security report you are warned to stop such illegal and
unofficial communications if you are already involved in it because this
present administration of Dr. Good Luck Jonathan the new President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria is not aware of this fraudulent and illegal
communications you are having with imposters, scam artists and fraudsters
and we did not authorize your payment by SWIFT ATM CARD, Diplomatic Cash
Delivery or Bank Draft.

For your information we only approved/authorized your payment by
telegraphic transfer (Bank to Bank Transfer) and the only bank approved,
recognized and authorized by this present administration to pay our
foreign contractors, next of kin’s and fund beneficiaries their legitimate
fund entitlements owed to them by the Federal Government of Nigeria is our
offshore accredited paying Bank in United States of America i.e. the bank
of America United States of America only and no other bank.

And the approved officials or authorities appointed by the Nigerian
Government, United Nations (UN), World Bank and US Government to supervise
and monitor these payments on behalf of Federal Government of Nigeria are
Dr. good-look Jonathan president of Nigeria Nigeria after their due
clarifications and authentications of such claims and confirmation that
the said beneficiary is the legitimate bonafide beneficiary of the
approved said fund.


And also after confirmation that the said beneficiary has procured the
approved necessary document which stands as proof that the Federal
Government of Nigeria Apex High Court of Justice has granted him/her
waiver of all prepayments and all upfront charges and fees he/she supposed
to pay before he/she will be entitled to receive the said approved fund
from the bank of America

So if you are having any other dealings or communication with any other
bank or group of person (s) apart from the above mentioned you are doing
it at your own risk and you and you should stop such dealings today or you
will blame yourself and bear the responsibility of any misfortune that
will arise in such unauthorized and unofficial communications and dealings
you are having with imposters and bunch of crooks that have no funds to
pay you and their prime aims are to extort money from you for their own
selfish interest and to ruin your life.

You are also advised on your own best interest to contact Dr good luck
Jonathan on Telephone Number234-8025456094 or email
:presidentofnigeria54@gmail.com to provide all the original document from
the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Justice .

Please you can help us in this anti fraud crusade by reporting or
forwarding to us your past and recent correspondences with these crooks
and impostors you are communicating with for prompt attention and police
action. Because the Nigerian Police and the Federal Government of Nigeria
shall not be liable if you fail to comply with this instruction and you
are defrauded or extorted by these crooks and criminal minded people you
are communicating with now.

Treat as urgent and serious matter and also we remind you that your
approved funds is now ready to be transferred into your nominated bank
account from the bank of America and the document from our Federal
Ministry of Justice and the last deadline date given to you to claim your
funds from the bank of America is Friday this day being 2/11 2012 or
your payment will be cancelled.


NIGERIA POLICE
ANTI- FRAUD INTELLIGENCE MONITORING TEAM
AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT
AIG CHIKA MBAIGIKE
TELEPHONE NUMBER : 234-8079244833


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