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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: "Ms. Joy Adebayo" <frd233@mail.zp.ua>
Reply-To: jocelynlove2011@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:46:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Our Ref.: PRE/CAC/CBN/0XX/12




Central Bank of Nigeria




































































































































































































Tinibu Square


































































































Lagos Island, Lagos-Nigeria


































































































 


































































































Our Ref.: PRE/CAC/CBN/0XX/12


































































































 


































































































 


































































































From: The desk of Ms. Joy Adebayo



Attn: My dear friend Beneficiary,



First, I will like to introduce myself to you. I am Ms. Joy Adebayo, Pay
Master, Central Bank of Nigeria. I write in respect of the matter on ground. At
about 17:45 hours on Monday dated 17th of December 2012, the chief
security officer (CSO) of CBN approached me, stating that thirty six boxes
containing US$8Million (Eight Million United States Dollars) each is at his
office, deposited as unclaimed fund and have be confiscated, and it was mapped
out to pay foreign beneficiaries from the bank and next of kin funds and lotto
winning funds, this fund is in a security proof box well padded with synthetic
nylon. They have serial numbers (14 and 6) hidden under them.



We have been on this position for the past twelve years but I have nothing to
show for it, this is the reason why the Engineer Abayomi made up his mind to
use this as an opportunity to bring a better life to our families because soon
we will retire by the authority and no other means of survival, this is our
last hope to succeed in life. The CSO have asked me to look for a reliable
foreigner Contractor who I think that is not going to cheat or eat the money
alone so that the two boxes he has already taken to a diplomatic delivery
Company for sending will be dispatched to the person. For your information,
this is what we indicated to the Courier Company as the real content of the two
boxes are films and photographic materials; this is for the security of the
funds because the company don't deliver cash. In this gesture I demit wise to
contact you, I got your contact from your file in (CBN) also in our office as a
paymaster of Central Bank and I have worked with other banks, I now find out
that you have never receive any part of your payment about your contract fund
and such as next of kin money transfer/lotto winning payment, of which I saw
three beneficiaries in the file, I went to my pastor to seek advice that I got
this three beneficiaries and I want to do business with one and I want a honest
person out of the three beneficiaries, he should decide for me, and he helped
to pray over it and he indicated I should do the business with you hence I
contacted you. Since you have never receive nothing from your contract payment
by Nigeria Government that is the reason why we use this opportunity to help
you and bring life in our family. If I may ask you, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ABLE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL-BODIES AND
BANKS CLAIMING TO BE IN POSITION OF YOUR PAYMENT ALL THIS YEARS?



I want you to know that I have made every necessary arrangement on how the two
boxes containing US$8Million each approximately US$16Million will get to you,
what I need is your permission to carry on, due to the shipping payment has
been arranged and insurance, right now the consignment is deposited in a safe
deposit company and when I hear from you, I will ask them to proceed
immediately. If you are willing to do this business, reply urgently to help me
give you the lay down procedure on how you are going to receive the boxes
through the Courier Shipping Company and other secret code behead the sending.
I advise you to get in touch with me for the
confirmation on the receipt of this letter with your current telephone and
delivering address.



For sharing modalities 35% for you while 65% is for Engineer Abayomi and me.
Already we have paid for the shipment all I need from you is a promising note
of 35% percent of the total sum will get to you after the boxes deliver to you.
The reasons why I made this contact to you is because we cannot do the business
with my friends who knows me because out of greediness, they might expose the
transaction to the authority. These are the reason why we both seek for foreign
partner whereby you have not received your payment.



Please I will advise you to get back to me through my email address for safety
reason. I will not like anybody in my office here to understand what is going
on until the transaction is over. My dear, God have blessed us with these two
boxes.


































































































 


































































































Thanking you for your kind assistance to help my family grow.



Waiting your immediate response.


































































































 


































































































Signed


































































































 


































































































 













































































 


































































































Ms. Joy Adebayo.                                                          Mr.
Mark Abayomi



































































































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