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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. Olusegun .O. Aganga"<centralbankofnigeriacbn605@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 16:39:03 +0100
Subject: DID YOU SEND THIS PERSON TO CLAIM YOUR FUND ON YOUR BEHALF???

FROM OFFICE OF THE
SPECIAL ADVISER TO
MINISTRY OF FINANCE &
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
MF/CBN/ERA/01/13.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

According to the last meeting with our President, Goodluck Jonathan and Mrs. Hillary Clinton of United State of America visit to Africa and other representatives from European Union (EU) and United Nation officials. On this facts President, Goodluck Jonathan has taking a bold step to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting 2013; on how all the debts issues will be solved. We have agreed to pay through our Central Bank Escrow Reserve Account to all beneficiaries who have been deceived by our past government, offices and group of people. We notice that you are among the people who has waited and applied every effort to receive your benefited fund in vain. We use this medium to inform you that we have been instructed by World Bank Committee to solve the problem legally to enable us transfer your approved fund to you.

According to the short listed names; your name appeared to be one of the people to receive the first batch of the payment according to the instruction giving by International Monetary Fund (IMF) that every beneficiary will have to obtain CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY from the office of Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) which will legalize your own approved payment. And as soon as we receive such legal document in your name; we shall transfer your approved payment into your account according to the instruction been giving to us by International Monetary Fund (IMF).

But after our last meeting; we discovered that our remittance department has received account information from one Rev. Lawrence R. Larson claiming that you instructed him to receive your own approved fund on your behalf as your NEXT OF KIN with reasons that you have an accident and may not be able to follow up your transfer. We receive an e-mail together with his account information’s that his ready to pay and obtain the CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY to secure the fund on your behalf. His owner with the account information below; do confirm the account details and update us immediately.

Account Name: Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, D.Th.

Name of Bank: MERCANTILE BANK FLORIDA

Address: 11250 S.W. 93rd Court Road, Suite 700,

Ocala, Florida 34481

Swift Code: CFBKUS33

Routing Number: 063113772

Account Number: 8602516626

Kindly furnish us with these information’s below as a proof that we are dealing with the right person and you have not send Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, to claim your fund as your NEXT OF KIN (1).YOUR FULL NAME, (2).AGE (3).OCCUPATION (4). DIRECT TELEPHONE (5).YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS AND COPY OF YOUR I.D.

We are really sorry for all you have passed through with our past government such as; Prof. Charles C. Soludo, former Central Bank Governor. Mr. Jim Ovia of Zenith Bank Plc, and Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri, former Chairman Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) all the fake UN officials and others.

Yours truly,

Mr. Olusegun .O. Aganga

SPECIAL ADVISER TO

MINISTRY OF FINANCE &

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

TEL: +2348182118888



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