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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.PETER JUDE" <mr.peterjude@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mr.peterjude@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:59:29 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS YOUR OVER DUE FUND IS READY, GET ME BACK TO ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR FUND.



--
(FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION)
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,

RE:YOUR INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENTS (SCFP), TO PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND FROM OUR
BANK
(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HSBC BANK LONDON.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND WHICH IS THE TOTAL SUM OF TEN
MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$10, 500,000.00), AS YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO
YOU. AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT HAS BEEN FINALIZED TO BE
RELEASED TO
YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND, VIA HSBC BANK.

MEANWHILE, WE WANT YOU TO CLARIFY IF YOU INDEED APPROVE A WOMAN FEW
DAYS
AGO TO CLAIM YOUR FUND ON YOUR BEHALF, WHO NOW CLAIM THAT SHE IS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

NOTE THAT SHE ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENT, WHICH PROVED THAT
YOU
ACTUALLY SENT HER FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS.

BELOW IS THE LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH SHE TENDERED TO BANK:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB, I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN
RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE
BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT I ASKED HER TO COME BACK NEXT
WEEK SO
I CAN VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON THIS ISSUE
BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO HER WHOM CAME ON YOUR BEHALF HOWEVER,
NOTE
THAT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SHORTLY, AS YOU PROVIDE THE
REQUIRED
INFORMATION BELLOW TO ENABLE OUR INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN PAYMENT
PROCESSING
DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL
BE
ABLE TO CASH YOUR TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS
FROM ANY BANK IN THE WORLD. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AS STATED
BELOW:

1.YOUR NAME:
2.YOUR ADDRESS:
3.YOUR TELEPHONE:
4.FAX:
5.AGE:
6.SEX:
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:

NOTE THAT THIS CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO YOU THROUGH THE
COURIER
SUCH AS FEDEX, UPS OR ANY COUIRER COMPANY OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THE
DELIVERY
OF YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU FOR YOUR EASY CASHING OF YOUR CONTRACT SUM OF
US$10, 500,000.00.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THIS REPUTABLE BANK HAS BEEN
APPROVED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE HSBC BANK LONDON, THEY HAS BEEN ACCREDITED TO
HANDLE
AND MAKE PAYMENT TO ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS
BENEFICIARIES
THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2013. THEREFORE, WE WAIT TO HEAR
FROM YOU SOON.

REPLY VIA EMAIL:mr.peterjude@gmail.com

WE ARE WAITING TO HERE FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS,

MR PETER JUDE
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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