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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. kelvin robert" <mr.kelvinrobert4@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mr.kelvinrobert4@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:42:59 -0600
Subject: FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K FURTHER CREDIT ACCEPTED.

First National bank**
Head of Private Banking Dept.,
13386 Hwy 90
Boute,LA 70039-0508 USA.
** Ordering Customer:
CENTRAL BANK - NG**
004 SWIFT TRN 92BK
BANK PRIOTY (300 CRF)
Ordering Beneficiary

ATTN: HON. BENEFICIARY.

FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K FURTHER CREDIT ACCEPTED.

We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer
Service
in the Central Bank of Nigeria for the further credit to your bank
account
with the total sum of usd$10.8 million dollars from the deck of the
Governor (C B N)- ALAHAJI SANUSI LAMIDO.

With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your account with
instruction. Quoting reference to First National bank transfer
regulation
and in line with British Financial and Allied Conduct, your account
will be
effected as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer or you may
advise
us to deduct the total value and transfer the balance to your account.

Should you be willing to accept deduction, our bank is therefore urging
you to contact the authorized C B N Paying Officer MR. CHIKE OBI.of the
International Remittance Dept. E-mail:(mr.chikeobi@yahoo.com) Please
ask
him to issue you the Original Hard Copy of the Authority to Deduct Bill
of
Exchange to enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer. Be advised also
that
we only acknowledge the receipt of the ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL
OF
EXCHANGE FORM, which must be duly filed and signed by the beneficiary
before we can effect deduction.

Please be warned, as our bank does not trust any Nigerian Official
except
MR. CHIKE OBI whom we can give attention to in any of this instruction.
Prior to our banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your
account
upon your instruction. Congratulations!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Kelvin Robert (Secretary)
First National bank Plc

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