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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: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <factfindersco@presidency.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:03:09 -0600
Subject: [***SPAM***] KINDLY CLARIFY US WITH THIS CHANGE OF ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT !!

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY ( FACT FINDING COMMISSION ).
FROM DESK OF ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK.
ATTENTION OF: BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY.
 
BY LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION REACHED ON 15TH OCT 2015 FOLLOWING THE COMPLAINT AND PETITION RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ( MUHAMADU BUHARI )
FROM FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES OVER THE NON-PAYMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS, THIS PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON FACT FINDING AND
FOREIGN PAYMENT WAS INAUGURATED TO RELEASE IMMEDIATELY ALL THE PAYMENT THAT HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL LIKE YOURS.
 
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT AND HAVE SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REPORT
TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, THE HOUSE OF SENATE AND THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SUB COMMITTEES ON FINANCE
AND FOREIGN PAYMENT. WE ARE GOING TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT UPON RECEIVING YOUR CONFIRMATION BECAUSE WE ARE CONFUSED
ON WHICH ACCOUNT TO MAKE THE TRANSFER INTO AS WE RECEIVED A BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FROM THIS MAN CLAIMING TO BE THE
RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY THEREBY CONTRADICTING YOUR EARLIER ACCOUNT DETAIL IN OUR DATA BANK.
 
PLEASE CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
 
(1). DID YOU AT ANY POINT TRANSFER YOUR RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP TO ONE MR. GARY H. RAYMOND, TO CLAIM AND RECEIVE THE PAYMENT ON
YOUR BEHALF?
 
(2). HIS CLAIM WAS BACKED WITH A "DEED OF AGREEMENT "IN HIS FAVOUR THEREBY INDICATING THE FUND DESTINATION TO THE FOLLOWING
ACCOUNT NAME: GARY H. RAYMOND, ACCOUNT NO:705383140 BANK NAME:CITIZENS BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE, ROUTING NO: 064202967 AND
SWIFT CODE :CBE05G320R ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS?
 
YOU ARE REQUIRED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO CONFIRM THE LEGITIMACY OF THE ABOVE CLAIM AND THE REASON FOR SUCH CHANGE.
IN EVENT YOU DID NOT AUTHORIZE SUCH CLAIM, PLEASE CONFIRM TO US IMMEDIATELY BY WAY OF APPLICATION FOR CONTRACT PAYMENT
STATING YOUR AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT DETAILS, CONTRACT NUMBER AND AMOUNT FOR THE AUTHENTICATION AND NORMALIZATION THROUGH
THE BELOW E-MAIL.
 
ALL LETTERS MUST BE ATTENTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THIS
AUTHENTICATION BEFORE THE TRANSFER WILL BE EFFECTED AS WE ARE BOUND TO RECOGNIZE GARY H. RAYMOND CLAIM AND RELEASE THE
PAYMENT IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOU SUBMISSION TO THIS ENQUIRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
 
ALHAJI BUNU FAROUK CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION EMAIL ADDRESS : factfindersco@presidency.com
 
 
NB: THIS MESSAGE SUPERSEDES ANY OTHER MESSAGE OR INFORMATION IN RESPECT TO YOUR PAYMENT AND PLEASE FOR YOUR INFORMATION
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OFFICE OR PERSON.
 

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