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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: <>
Reply-To: <anyimpiusanyim@foxmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 10:36:31 -0700
Subject: RE: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT CLAIM TO BE YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUNDS

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

PRESIDENTIAL RECONCILIATION SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE

ZONE 1 WUSE NIGERIA



(MOTT O: UNITY AND FAITH, PEACE AND PROGRESS).


RE: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT CLAIM TO BE YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS

In view of UN-sovereign remarks and displeasure by Foreign Contractors / Inheritance Beneficiaries credit Nations over their long overdue payments, our legislative assembly passed a bill on 17th of November 2014, which our President assented to as an act thereafter provided enough money from our consolidated fund to pay off all the foreign creditors their funds without further delay. This act empowers FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA to source money from the consolidated fund to clear all the backlog of debts only to Approved foreign creditors. This act was passed in good faith for an effective prompt attention to ameliorate harrowing experience of all the creditors, and to clear our battered image within the business communities of the world.

Consequently and indeed, a lot of claim bills have been discovered to be spurious, frivolous and unprecedented. Therefore to ensure that we pay to genuine creditors, the Nigeria Presidency has set up a special committee called (PRESIDENTIAL RECONCILIATION SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE), working directly with the Credit Nations and Federal Republic of Nigeria Senate House of Assembly whose responsibility shall be among other things to compile, verify and pay the genuine creditors from the approved fund allocated from National Consolidated Fund in JP MORGAN CHASE NEW YORK.

JP MORGAN CHASE New York City, will pay you immediately after due process and procedure. All accreditation approvals will be sent to the payment coordinator to JP Morgan Chase New York, United States for payment advice into your account without any hiccups.

Your total beneficiary amount is USD5.5million being the amount approved recently for payment on your name in this last quarter of the year.

Your name is among the list of beneficiaries released for verification and immediate payment. Be informed that there are different accounts submitted for your payment by your local representatives here in Nigeria to PRESIDENTIAL RECONCILIATION SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE for payment approval and immediate effect the funds.

Please, you are hereby required to re-verify the following immediately:

-1. Did you authorize and give power of attorney to EDUARDO R. ILANO, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf? Did you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in his favor, automatically makes him the current beneficiary as NEXT OF KIN with the following account details?

BANK NAME: CITIBANK,
ADDRESS: 5250 MAC ARTHUR BLVD. N.W. WASH. D.C. 20016 USA
SWIFT CODE: CITI US 33
ACCOUNT NAME: EDUARDO R. ILANO
ACCOUNT NO: 6737219020
ROUTING NO: 254070116

2. You are required as a matter of urgency to confirm the legitimacy of the above claim and give us reason why you decided to effect the above Change of Account. If you are not aware of this claim, please reply immediately via email address

Email: anyimpiusanyim@foxmail.com
Contact Person: Dr. Anyim Pius Anyim

Note that we are bound to recognize DR. EDUARDO R. ILANO claim, whereby you fail to reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Anthony Johnson.

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