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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: "PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <payinvestigationdepartment@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 03:17:18 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
ABUJA NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
FROM THE DESK
OF: UCHE JOHNSON .
DEPUTY:MRS. CAROL W. TAY
Reply me with this email Add: payinvestigationdepartment@admin.in.th
Attention: Beneficiary,
RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.

Sir/Ma,

Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some touts.We have been informed that some touts are contating you in respect to the collection of your fund that is the sum of $10.5m usd that was long approved in your favour through the ECO Bank of Nigeria PLC and please for your informations and safe, do not write to any of them anymore or any body that is working with him so that you will not enter into problem ok but only follow my instructions and we will only transfer your funds to your account without any delay.I will also give the real and
direct contact details of the paying bank and who to contact as soon as we hear from you ok.

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudalent activities in this country. Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writting back because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

First name Austine Jude
1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member and others.
10, Andrew Wolley.
11, Pedro Hills.
12, Senator Patrick Osakwe.
13, Mr. Alexandra James .
14, Mrs Cecilia B Wallace.
15,Mr Ray Carmon.
16, James Morgan.
17, Senator David Mark.
18, Dr Williams Obi or Eze.
19,Dr Ben Ibe.
20 Robert Mueller.
21,Mrs Rose Miller
22 MUSA BENSON
23,The Fake Lamido Sanusi
24, Mrs waziri Farida

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank under section of criminal law.So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes dont waste time to indicate it immediately.

1.Your Full Name..................................
2.Your Private Home & Offie Address................
3.Your CELL & Home Tel Phone...........
4.Your Country Location..........................
5.Sex...........................
6.Age........................
7.BANK Name ................
8 Acc No ................
9.Bank Address................
10 Zip................
11 Routing NO :..................
12.E-mail.........................
13 SWIFT CODE NO................

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the ECO Bank of Nigeria PLC which is been headed by the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achive the success of the transaction.We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria and

Britain London Uk and America Government for any delay and lost this mosthave coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again.Andif you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment we urge youto

stop because you are taking a big risk and you never find your money any where because your money is with the above named bank. Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today. Thanks for your good understanding whilen we wait for your urgentresponse to this. Reply me with this email Add:(payinvestigationdepartment@admin.in.th)

Yours sincerely,
UCHE JOHNSON

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