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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: "FROM DR.JAMES OBIORA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamesobiora0002013@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:25:25 -0700
Subject: PRIVATE MEMO FROM DR.JAMES OBIORA.

Office Of The Finance Ministry.
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
>From The Desk Of: Dr.James Obiora.
Plot 8117,Ecowas Street,Maitama,
Lagos. Nigeria.
Tel: 234-8090-718221.



Sir.


I wish to inform you that in my private capacity as the Director of Budget and Finance Office Of The Finance Ministry i have last week Thursday been 10th of Sept 2015th successfully transferred your long pending funds in the sum of of US$5Million (Five Million Dollars) ONLY into my Private/personal bank account with Wells Fargo bank in California,United States of America for safe custody and keeping for you as the original funds beneficiary and for onward release/remittance/payment to you directly from my bankers there in California on my instructions to them to that effect once i have notified you to this success which is known to me only,what prompted me to do this is because the New Nigerian President has directed that all Nigeria Consolidated Oil Reserve Accounts with difference banks around the globe should be temporarily Frozen and placed On Hold and suspended as he is not keen to release the funds to you in the guise of fighting corruptions and based on the discussions he had with the US President

Add: Wells Fargo bank 20 & K Ave. Lancaster,
California 93536,US.
Acct Name James Desmond Obiora
Acct no. 1036090973
Routing no. 122000247.
Swift code CBRBIF.

Above is my personal bank account with Wells Fargo Bank in California,United States where the funds is domiciled as i got an alert to that effect on Tuesday this week as the funds is now safely in my Wells Fargo account in California awaiting direct payment to you on my order because i made it very clear to my bankers that the funds is for a project by my friend which i will instruct them when and the bank there will re transfer the funds to or issue an ATM Card to the direct owner who is a friend on my instructions as the account owner and they agreed,i was informed by my bankers that before the funds will be directed to another account or your account either by KTT wire transfer or ATM Card the new account owner of beneficiary must obtain what they called Wire WIRE TRANSFER CLEARANCE BOND (WTCB) from United States Embassy here in Nigeria and in the case of you wanted to be paid by ATM Card you will also secure the ATM Card issuance equivalent of the Wire Transfer Clearance Order(WTCO),only then their will

Finally call me on my direct mobile as thus: 234-8090-718221 for more instructions on this easy payment arrangement as your funds is no longer here in Nigeria and as such there will be no delays in you receiving it now once i have given instruction to that effect to Wells Fargo Bank as the account owner and when you must have send the fees for the requested WIRE TRANSFER CLEARANCE BOND (WTCB) which is all that this transactions will cost you,forward to me all your banking details and address and also advise how you want to be paid by my bank now as your funds is no longer here in Nigeria,please be ready to send the Wire Transfer Clearance Order(WTCO) fees if you are serious because any defaultment the funds will automatically belongs to me as the account owner,i did this as a Christian hence i don't want you to loose your funds to this new Government,as for my compensations for a job well done,that is your own discretion's as the funds owner hence i don't have to hold you to ransom by setting conditions to

Urgently waiting for your call and details through email upon your receipt of this private memo,again note that this is a private arrangement between to of us as no one else should know about this to avoid any scandal.


Sincerely.

Dr.James Desmond Obiora.
Executive Director Of Documentations And Budget.
Office of the Finance Ministry.
Tel: 234-8090-718221.

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