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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DR. SULEMAN M. ABDULLAHI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fundawardpanelminna@virgilio.it>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:14:48 -0800
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE

>From The Desk Of Dr.Suleman M. Abdullahi
Secretary Niger State 2011 / 2010 Contract Award
Judicial Commission of Inquiry
Minna ,Niger State
P.O Box [390]
Payment / Contract file # 0057
Our Ref: Inquirypanel/ngxx/ 2012
Your Ref: Beneficiary/0057/2012
Tel:+  +23481013062 Land line [Tel:+ 234-1-881-2104]
Official email: judicialcommissionofinquiryminna@outlook.com
Temporary e-Mail: fundawardpanelminna@virgilio.it 
 
 
 
                                                            13th November, 2012
 
Attn: Honorable Contract Award Fund Payment Beneficiary
RE-NIGER STATE 2011/2010 CONTRACT AND FUND AWARD PAYMENT REVIEW JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MINNA NIGER
 
As agreed in an emergence meeting held between the authority of this honorable Commission and Access Bank Plc management to resolve the issue of your payment before the end of 2012 fiscal year to prevent it from being recorded as a forfeited / unclaimed fund by Niger State Government team of auditors who are currently carrying out audit exercise on the State Government accounts for 2012 fiscal year with the mandate to record any unreleased Contract Inheritance Fund approved to be released to its beneficiary as a forfeited / unclaimed fund that the Bank will release the $25,000,000 [ Twenty Five Million USD] approved to be released to you since January 2012 from Access Bank affiliated Bank in California United States of America in the name of [U.S. Bank, Torrance Branch 2860 West Sepulveda Boulevard Torrance, CA 90505.
In view of this, decision by Access Bank management as the appointed paying bank by Niger State Government and this Commission whose mandate is to ensure the release of all approved funds to their beneficiaries, the bank has directed this Commission to instruct you to make available to it the sum of $350 [ Three hundred and Fifty USD] to obtain Access Pin Code of Niger State Government Account from the State Ministry Of Finance to carry out the transfer from the State government account as this is the only way the release of the $25Million to you could be achieved before the end of 2012 fiscal year  according to the Bank management.
Therefore, make available the $350 immediately to the Bank through this Commission or through the management of [U.S Bank, Torrance Branch California United States of America] whom Access Bank Plc has informed of this arrangement / decision with your account information where you want the Contract sum transferred in your favor by Access Bank Plc through its Affiliate Bank in United States.
 
The Account information as will be provided by you will be submitted to the Bank with the $350 should you decide to send it through the Commission but if you decide to send it through [U.S BANK] Torrance California Branch the Commission will inform the Bank for you to be directed on how to go about it but the Bank agreement with this Commission that the Account where the $25Million will be transferred  into  in your favor will be submitted to the Bank through this Commission for the Commission accredited attorney who is standing proxy for you to sign it along with associated documents for record / reference purposes will be maintained.
 
As the Commission is waiting for you to react, you are whereby, advised to ensure that your mail box is safe as the authority of this Commission and the Bank will not be held responsible should a wrong account information be submitted from your email account by criminal elements who may have access to it without your knowledge.
 
Finally, fifteen [15] men and women members of this Commission are happy that the Commission and Access Bank management has finally devised a way to save the $25Million from being recorded as a forfeited / unclaimed fund out of sympathy, hence, members will expect a hand of fellowship to the Commission to make this year’s Christmas/ new year  a memorable one for its members when the $25Million is transferred to your control.
 
Thanking you for your understanding and anticipated cooperation. 
In anticipation
 
Dr. Abdullahi M. Suleman
Secretary Niger State 2011 / 2010 Contract Award Judicial Commission of Inquiry
For Inquiry and SMS +23481013062 Land line [Tel:+ 234-1-881-2104]
 
 
 
 

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