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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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Fraud email example:

From: "AUDIT UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Steveham@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 17:34:05 -0400
Subject: YOU HAVE IDEA

Financial Investigational On Foreign Payments,
Unit A41, 50 Bank Street London E14 5NS,
London, U.K. Office, Tel: +447024053645
 
My name is Mr. Steve Hamza from Financial Investigation on Foreign transfers/payments, this panel was constituted by WORLD BANK, IMF, C.B.N NIGERIA and other major banks from African Countries. GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA, E.T.C. To investigate illegal transfers, Payments to wrong accounts and to stop Fraud and Scam which is on high level from MOST African Countries which has also INVOLVED our good country Great Britain and also hitting so many other countries. With due respect, Great Britain-government is highly worried and out to bring justice to this issue.
 
>From all my investigations and deep researches, based on the authority/power given to me concerning foreign payments. I came to understand THE TRUTH, that in years back someone contacted you for this tranaction to fix your name as the legal beneficiary to enable you PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT that will receive the money by registering you as the legal beneficiary of the fund which he promised to conclude the internal arrangement and also settle with the computer manager on Account/Record department that perfected the arrangement but DID NOT after your name has appeared on the payment computer/ record and files as the beneficiary of the fund due to his greed and misunderstanding which the truth was not made known to you till date. The manager on Account/Record department that perfected the arrangement originally changed ALL the vital information from the Payment computer due to disagreement with the person that contacted you into this transaction, which made it IMPOSSIBLE for you to receive the Fund.
 
>From my investigatios I came to understand that you have suffered so much towards trying to receive the money but all efforts were to no success. Rather they keep demanding fees, ON and ON. From the information here, you were told before that you will receive the payment through OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTER by their agent which failed. Then another story of paying you via  Diplomatic through consignment in (2 boxes) with assistance of so-called diplomat to be delivered to your house through diplomatic agent which their member will call you claiming to be at airport by requesting more money for Air port clearance E.T.C. There were so many attempts that failed such as paying through ATM MASTER CARD or even FAKE bank check which is Fraud.
 
WE GOT THIS RIGHT INFORMATION FROM (Alhaji Lawal Idris) THE HEAD OF FINANCE WHO IS ALSO THE CURRENT PERSON IN CHARGE OF FOREGN PAYMENTS FROM MOST AFRICAN BANKS. IF YOU WANT THE INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE PERFECTED AND TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT AS DIRECTED BY WORLD BANK, IMF, C.B.N NIGERIA AS THE APPROVED BENEFICIARIES.THEN CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR DETAILS:
 
Alhaji Lawal Idris
DIRECT LINE: +2348021235362
EMAIL: alhajilawalidris@mail.ru
 
            NOW IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER HERE ARE HIS CONDITIONS.
 
(I) You MUST promise NOT to allow ANY OTHER PERSON know about this and WE will have 40% of the money then 60% for you.
(2) You MUST not betray us at last and our share will be wired into the account which will be provided to you for return of our share.
 
If you do not agree with my condition, I will advise you, NOT TO REPLY because there is no way you can conclude the transfer without perfecting the arrangement and normalize all the conflicts in your payment files. IF you agree then contact him for more directions on how to conclude the transfer of the fund to your account.
 
Yours in service
Mr. Steve Hamza

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