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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: DANLANDI UMARH <hunmanresource.office@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:37:12 -0700
Subject: dear sir


I am Hon. DANLADI UMARU, Minister of Foreign Affairs; my office monitors
and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria
concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to all
foreign transfers of huge funds moving within banks both the local and
international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before
me the list of foreign contract payment files, which are due to be
transferred to their nominated accounts.


Meanwhile, the president with his quest to combat fraudulent dealings he
has ordered your money be paid to your nominated bank account with
immediate effect.We had a meeting yesterday,During this crucial meeting, it
was agreed that two categories of people are to be paid, the first is all
overdue Contractual/Beneficiary Debts namely Foreign Contractors debts and
inheritance funds debts that were to be paid and also many funds was
recovered from various banks and security vaults around the world belonging
to alot of people,I know you must have been victimized by fraudsters and
impostors and those that have lost their money in the hands of some
impostors and fraudsters. after the investigations into some irregular
payments by the bank and the President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu
Buhari(G.C.F.R) has mandated that all contractors been paid, the government
of federal republic of Nigeria in conjunction with the apex bank, has
formalized arrangements to commence the payment of your outstanding payment
of $25.000,000.00 as part payment to you through this esteem bank.

By this new payment arrangement, you are to enjoy lesser costs as your
payment has already been approved to be wired into your nominated account.

MY CONDITIONS
1. You will have to provide foreign account where these funds will be
transferred.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by private email / telephone and fax, for security purposes.
3. There should be no other third parties as most problems associated with
such payments are caused by their agents or representatives.
4. After you must have received your payment you would give me 15% of the
total amount transferred.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on the next line of
action and immediately the funds transfer will commence without further
delay as I would proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly
to meet the 10 working days deadline. You are to contact the paying bank
with bellow information and have all your banking details sent to them.

the UBA groups of company.
JAMES OHIRI
Abogo Largema Branch Address: Plot 487, Abogo Largema Street,
Off Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja
Chairman of Funds Monitory Committee.
For Immediate transfer of funds e-mail: cfc6ubagroup@gmail.com

Thanks for your co-operation and understanding.

Hon. DANLADI UMARU,
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.

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