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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 BOSEA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peter_bosea_oce2013@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 00:17:59 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER

FROM: MR.PETER BOSEA
THE DEPUTY MANAGER
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA (OCBN)
P.M.B. 0187, Garki Abuja. Nigeria



YOUR FUND TRANSFER UP DATE 2014


After a joint meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Senate Committee on Foreign Debts Reconciliation and the Presidential Payment and Implementation Panel on contract/inheritance fund,


This was addressed and headed by the New Elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, it became imperative to contact you on the subject matter. This meeting was initiated as part of the recent image laundering scheme of the Federal Government of Nigeria.


During the meeting, so many negative reports were tabled on behalf of our numerous foreign contractors on how unfairly they have been treated and extorted by some corrupt officials who were vested with the authority to pay them their entitlements.


The most annoying and irritating aspect of it all is that they could not effect payment to these foreign beneficiaries after subjecting them to so much stress and trauma.


To this regards, this office has been given the SOLE authority by the President, Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria to handle and release all contract/inheritance funds and you are therefore advised NOT to contact ANY OTHER OFFICE to avoid further complications in your payment file.


This information was published in one of the national dailies in Nigeria on the 20th of January 2014. I will send you a copy of the newspaper publication as soon as you confirm receipt of this email.


Every arrangement for the remittance of your overdue funds payment of US$25m has been concluded and the funds will be released within 48hrs banking hours of your response. All documentation to this effect is in place and we have already prepared your (KTT) Or (ETT) for your transfer to your bank account.


In your file, we noticed that your designated bank account coordinates to be as follows and we want you to reconfirm this information first before remittance.


The bank account is as follows:
UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND , UBS, SA
16, PALACE DUMANOIR
ACC. # 240-384-287-601
ABA #101200329.


Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm the information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further delays.


1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Are you a property owner?
6) A scanned copy of Working I.D/Int'l passport.


You are to contact this OFFICE as soon as you receive this message on via for immediate remittance of your funds.


I apologize on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the delay in your payment, and we promise you that it will never repeat itself again as we are into our new government. Your response should be channeled to my alternate email account at (peter_bosea_oce213@yahoo.com.ph


Best regards,
MR.PETER BOSEA
THE DEPUTY MANAGER
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA (OCBN)
P.M.B. 0187, Garki Abuja. Nigeria
peter_bosea_oce213@yahoo.com.ph

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