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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.Saraki snubbed Buhari." (may be fake)
Reply-To: < mrike.ekwerema@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:47:39 -0400
Subject: RE: My Dear Friend, carefully read and get back to us urgent.

ATTENTION: UNPAID BENEFICIARY
RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION ON FOREIGN PAYMENT!!!
Email: senatecommittee.foreign.payment@presidency.com
 
418742xxxxxx7238 (Serial Code)
 
Dear Beneficiary,
 
Since we have tried all our best to reach you without success, so we decided to trace you through SKYPE.
 
In line with the recent directive by the new President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari’s. Authorizing this office to verify/reconcile the entire approved Payment
 
Valued USD$13, 350, 000, 00, thirteen Million three hundred and Fifty thousand united state Dollars only.The Presidency in collaboration with the Senate Committee on Foreign
 
Payment decided unanimously and issued an irrevocable payment instruction to the FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT OF ACCESS BANK NIGERIA, to transfer your fund under 72Hrs upon the re-
 
confirmation of your Banking Information.
 
Subsequently we received a sudden application for change of your bank account by some person {s} stating that you are dead and that they are your Next-of-kin, with a new bank
 
account below, which has been processed and approved by the Federal Ministry of Finance. But Mr. Victor Etuokwu, DIRECTOR ACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA, has refused to honor this
 
application for change of account and Insisted that you will be contacted for verification purpose before the transfer will be done.
 
 
We write to inquire from you the sincerity of this application made by your acclaimed Next of Kin as this nascent Democratic Government will not be held responsible for any
 
Wrongful transfer of your fund. You are therefore required to contact Mr. Victor Etuokwu (Executive Director, Personal Banking Division),ACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA,his designated
 
EMAIL:(info.accessbank-ng.plc@accountant.com),under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this application, and if you are still alive. All correspondence should be relayed to
 
Mr. Victor Etuokwu.FUND ORIGIN, Unpaid foreign contractors sum, Inheritance fund, late government employees Retirement fund, Lottery beneficiaries from, Europe,  Asia, Middle
 
East and American.
 
Please confirm the account.
 
Bank of Montréal (BMO),102 Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
82nd Ave & 83rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 4EC
Account number: 0521-3998-401,Swift Code: BOFMCAM2,ABA Routing: 026005092 
 
Confirm your information to this office.
 
 
(1)    Full name
(2)    Residential address
(3)    Passport Copy.
(4)    Bank details
(5)    private telephone/fax numbers
(6)    Occupation
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Saraki snubbed Buhari.
SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
E-mail: mrsarakisnubbedbuhari@presidency.com

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