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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: "DR. MIKE WALTHERS" <mredwinkins11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.mikedtd@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:32:40 +0000
Subject: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER


From: DR. MIKE WALTHERS
Director: KEY TESTED TELEX WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT,
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Squre - Lagos
Tel 234-7034439007
E-mail:


ATTN: PLEASE.

RE: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

I am delighted to contact you on a private note based on your claim
to your contract fund, which has been programmed for transfer into
your designated bank account through my department.

I am hereby apologizing to you for the delay in releasing this fund
into your account, which was caused by me because of breach of
agreement between me and your so-called partners in Nigeria who
introduced you into the business.

Your Nigerian partners approached me that they want to present you as
a beneficiary of this fund as it was an OVER-INVOICING made when they
are awarding contract to foreign firms. So after the negotiation, we
unanimously agreed that they (your partners) would give me the sum of
US$200,000.00 (CASH) on my acceptance to assist them to transfer the
fund into your account. When I accepted the offer, they forwarded all
your banking particulars to me for onward transfer. As soon as I made
some fruitful effort on the business and demanded my US$200,000.00 as
agreed. Your partners deviated from the agreement and decided to go
through the International Remittance Department at my back and make a
change of your bank account in other to disappoint me and you also not
knowing that the International remittance Department is also under my
control. Then I got the knowledge of their evil plans and prove their
illicit efforts abortive. That is why for sometimes you have been
pursing this payment, spending unnecessary funds to some fraudulent
individuals in Nigeria who claimed to be in charge to release your fund.

I want to re-emphasis to you that your fund is still with me and under
my control. Now with my whole heart I want to enter into real
business with you on a sincere agreement since your partners have
disappointed me and the fund is still floating in your name waiting
for a proper documentation and claim.

1. On an agreement, I assure you that I am going to transfer this fund
into your account.
2. You will assure me of keeping my dealings with you to an utmost
secrecy because of my position.
3.
You will promise to give me 20% of the total fund as soon as the fund
gets into your account with a written promissory note signed by you.
4. I will assist you in making a proper document to make your claim
genuine as a bonafide foreign contractors and the beneficiary to the
said fund.

I am aware that some fraudulent individuals has been impersonating my
name and office to contact you and other contractors as reported by
the Central Bank of Nigeria authorities. I advised you that
henceforth, you should suspend any dealings from any group of
person(s) either from the CBN or any other financial institution /
parastatals in Nigeria or overseas that might be contacting you in
this purpose and endeavour to keep this information confidential until
we finalize this transaction. Also on no account must you contact
these your partners any more, this is for my own safety and for the
security of the fund. Because they will not stop at any length to
getting this fund. And on no account must you let them know of my
contact with you. Please reply this message urgently and call me on
my confidential Tel 234-7034439007, E-mail: dfoucbn@yahoo.com as
soon as you received this fax. While waiting for your favourable
response. God bless you.

Yours faithfully,
DR. MIKE WALTHERS
Director: KEY TESTED TELEX WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT,
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Squre - Lagos.

N:B/ Sorry, I couldn’t use my official memo to write you due to
the confidentiality of this transaction, but will be used in other
communication during the transfer.






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