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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. Hafiz Ringim" <telbankingservice@superposta.com>
Reply-To: inspectorhafiz@superposta.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:10:13 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: Final notice of your payment




--
Inspector General of Police,
Mr. Hafiz Ringim
Nigerian Police Force (NPF)
Force Headquarters
Amodu Bello Way, Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria

08/01/2013

My Name is Mr. Hafiz Ringim, the Inspector General of Police, of the
Nigerian Police Force Headquarters
Tel: +(234) 808 829 1626 Ext 11
Email: inspectorhafiz@superposta.com

I am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance, which
transfer has remained unsuccessful. I am very sure that you must have lost
hope of ever getting your funds transfer released, especially after all
the frustrations, endless disappointments and broken promises in the hands
of some Government officials.


I assumed office on October 27, 2012 on the financial Investigation
schemme due to normal bank routine checks I discovered that you have an
unclaimed sum of money to the value of $625,000USD. As the Inspector
General of Police, of the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters, I stand for
the truth that this funds legitimately belongs to you. The Nigerian Police
Force (NPF) authority here in Lagos Nigeria writes to inform you of the
theft that is going on in the Zenith Bank Plc, Lagos Nigeria. Where one
Mr. Clifford Amanze from Imo state and his colleague Mr. Joseph Whitewood
an American is attempting to change the ownership of your funds valued
625,000 Dollars (Six Hundred and Twenty Five thousand Dollars) to his
friend Mrs. Martha Tabares from Chicago IL, USA. This electronic message
is to notify you of the change and to confirm if you authorized Mr.
Clifford Amanze to effect the change of the ownership of your funds with
the Zenith Bank Plc.

You are hereby advised to respond within seven Bank working days to my
office, failure which I will give clearance to Zenith Bank Plc, to effect
the successful electronic wire transfer in favor of Mrs. Martha Tabares. I
warn that this is not the kind of usual email you use to receive, act
immediately to enable the Zenith Bank Plc give you further details and
directives. You are requested to reconfirm your full names, address, phone
number, Occupation and your Next of kin to our ATM banking officer. Mr.
Kennedy Obong Eyo on Email:zenithatmcenter1@superposta.com who will open
correspondence with your bank to pay you via swift or activate an ATM
master Card with your funds, which will be delivered to your address to
enable you make withdrawal from any ATM machine around the world.

The reference number of your transaction is US/NG/625/2013, Your allocated
pin number is 09345 and your transfer access code number is 523056.


Yours in service

Inspector General of Police,
Mr. Hafiz Ringim
Nigerian Police Force (NPF)
Force Headquarters

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