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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: ADB <adb@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: admin@africandevelopmentbank.uk.pn
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:25:10 +0430
Subject: re: Your US$7,200,000.00



Hi,

I hereby wish to inform you that African Development Bank (ADB) has
conducted an audit on the West African government account recently.
During our recent audit, the total sum of US$7,200,000.00 (seven
million, two hundred thousand US dollars only) were discovered which
has been approved in your favor but still unclaimed; We were meant to
understand from our findings that you have been going through hard
ways by paying a lot of charges to see the release of your funds which
has been the handwork of some miscreant elements from this country.

At African Development Bank, we are committed to helping people and
businesses by providing affordable, reliable and convenient payment
services. African Development Bank provides customers with a fast,
reliable and convenient range of money transfer products. Having
received this vital payment notification message, you are instantly
qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the 48hrs.

Here our method of payment:
By Cashier check
By Corporate/universal ATM card
By Bank to Bank wire transfer
We believe in giving you choice; which is why we offer a range of
services to pick and choose from, so you really can't go wrong. We
pride ourselves on getting things right. That doesn?t mean we?re
perfect, but when we make mistakes we fix them. We are so certain that
you will be completely satisfied with our wonderful service. In order
for us to work as efficiently as possible, it is understood that your
co-operation is greatly appreciated.



Yours sincerely,
Mr Ousmane Dore
Director, African Development Bank Group
Plot 813, Lake Chad Crescent
Maitama District
Abuja, Nigeria

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