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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: Eduardo <thomas@selvelmedia.in>
Reply-To: <adb.office1@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:14:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Your Cashier check of US$2,800,000.00



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Hi,
It has come to the attention of (ADB) African Development Bank that you
have been going through hard ways in order to see to the release of your
fund payment, which has been the handwork of some miscreant elements
from this country; we certainly do apologize for any inconvenience that
this may have caused. It is my pleasure to inform you that your payment
issue is settled and a cashier check has been issued in your name. All
you need to receive your entire funds in a cashier check is (claimant
affidavit) which is a laid down procedure in the financial institution
for a situation like this and it is a basic requirement for you to
successfully claim the funds. The Authentication of documents takes
approximately 2-4 hours to process from the time payment is received. In
order to help us serve you better and expeditiously, you are requested
to send the Court filing fee of ($125) through western union to enable
us file your (claimant affidavit) with our High Court Probate Division
for the release of this sum of ($2,800,000) to you as the sole
beneficiary. Once we confirmed your payment, your cashier check will be
registered with DHL express for onward delivery, at the same time, we
will email a new invoice to you with the tracking number, and you will
be tracking your shipment online in 24 hours till you received it.
receiver:
city: OGUN
country: NIGERIA
question: WHEN?
answer: NOW
I look forward to the pleasure of your kind favourable response fairly
soon, in the meantime with kindest regards and best wishes.

Yours Sincerely,
Eduardo Agali
Chief Financial Officer
African Development Bank Group
Maitama District
Abuja, Nigeria
officefile34@cantv.net

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