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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: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.factfinderss@presidency.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 07:46:12 -0700
Subject: PLEASE CLARIFY US ABOUT THIS CHANGE OF ACCOUNT !!

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY ( FACT FINDING COMMISSION ).
FROM DESK OF ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK.
ATTENTION OF: BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY.
 
BY LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION REACHED ON 16TH DECEMBER 2014 FOLLOWING THE COMPLAINT AND PETITION RECEIVED
BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA ( DR . GOODLUCK JONATHAN ) FROM FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES OVER THE NON-PAYMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS, THIS
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON FACT FINDING AND FOREIGN PAYMENT WAS INAUGURATED TO RELEASE IMMEDIATELY
ALL THE PAYMENT THAT HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL LIKE YOURS.
 
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT AND HAVE SUBMITTED
A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, THE HOUSE OF SENATE AND THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE SUB COMMITTEES ON FINANCE AND FOREIGN PAYMENT. WE ARE GOING TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT
UPON RECEIVING YOUR CONFIRMATION BECAUSE WE ARE CONFUSED ON WHICH ACCOUNT TO MAKE THE TRANSFER
INTO AS WE RECEIVED A BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FROM THIS MAN CLAIMING TO BE THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY THEREBY
CONTRADICTING YOUR EARLIER ACCOUNT DETAIL IN OUR DATA BANK.
 
PLEASE CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
 
(1). DID YOU AT ANY POINT TRANSFER YOUR RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP TO ONE MR. FREDERICK M.GOLDBERG, TO CLAIM AND
RECEIVE THE PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF?
 
(2). HIS CLAIM WAS BACKED WITH A "DEED OF AGREEMENT "IN HIS FAVOUR THEREBY INDICATING THE FUND DESTINATION
TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT NAME: FREDERICK M.GOLDBERG, ACCOUNT NO:8121818132 BANK NAME:RBS CITIZENS BANK
N.A, ROUTING NO: 0311002145 ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS?
 
YOU ARE REQUIRED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO CONFIRM THE LEGITIMACY OF THE ABOVE CLAIM AND THE REASON
FOR SUCH CHANGE. IN EVENT YOU DID NOT AUTHORIZE SUCH CLAIM, PLEASE CONFIRM TO US IMMEDIATELY BY WAY OF
APPLICATION FOR CONTRACT PAYMENT STATING YOUR AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT DETAILS, CONTRACT NUMBER AND AMOUNT
FOR THE AUTHENTICATION AND NORMALIZATION THROUGH THE BELOW E-MAIL.
 
ALL LETTERS MUST BE ATTENTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK. YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT THIS AUTHENTICATION BEFORE THE TRANSFER WILL BE EFFECTED AS WE ARE BOUND TO RECOGNIZE
FREDERICK M.GOLDBERG CLAIM AND RELEASE THE PAYMENT IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOU SUBMISSION TO THIS ENQUIRY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
 
ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION EMAIL ADDRESS : info.factfinderss@presidency.com
 
 
NB: THIS MESSAGE SUPERSEDES ANY OTHER MESSAGE OR INFORMATION IN RESPECT TO YOUR PAYMENT AND PLEASE
FOR YOUR INFORMATION STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OFFICE OR PERSON.
 

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