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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. Steve Ekeh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <steveekeh19@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 05:53:22 -0700
Subject: Re-beloved!

Dear Ronald Neal,
 
I contacted you because I discovered a hidden truth which has cost you so much on your long awaited funds transfer, which has suffered so
much delay and lost of resources on your end. NOTE PLEASE.....
 
I am not in position to transfer your funds please note that neither I mine in position to approve your funds release but with my
contribution and directives which I will give you on your funds release, will definitely bring smile and success at the end. 100% sure
of my words!
 
You don't need to worry much because this is a very different and authentic means and method that you will apply and your funds will be
wired by the appointed paying bank approved by the Senate Committee on foreign contract debt.
 
 
“THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER”……The reason your fund is still being held/not released is because the Name of the original beneficiary
ELBLAN IND.S.A. HAMBURG GERMANY who the Contract was awarded to the first time still reflects in the contract/funds Blue Print papers at
the Corporate Affairs Commission and until the Name is deleted and replaced with your own registered Name and Address, you will not
receive the funds NO matter how you try and how much money you invested. That is the truth!
 
Take for instance; can you withdraw funds in someone else’s account that does not bear your name in your own country? The answer is NO, so
changing of ELBLAN IND.S.A. HAMBURG’S name in the Contract/Funds blue print papers is the first step to releasing your funds and that is
what we are going to do first.
 
You were never told about this hidden truth by those that called themselves your partner's or representatives because they all want to
use the avenue to extort money from you and once this hidden truth is told on the release of your fund, that will be the end of their
continuous extortion from you, so they kept the truth away from you in other to extort more and more money from you every time but with my
intervention right now that will surely going to STOP.
 
FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST, STOP ALL FURTHER DEALINGS TODAY WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PERSON(S) FOR NOW AND CONCENTRATE ON HOW TO
RELEASE YOUR FUNDS WITH MY ASSISTANCE. DO NOT LET ANY OF YOUR PARTNERS
KNOW ABOUT ME FOR NOW UNTIL YOUR FUNDS IS WIRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE ONCE THEY KNOW, THEY WILL DISCOURAGE YOU FROM WORKING WITH ME
AND TELL YOU THINGS THAT WILL FAVOUR THEM IN OTHER TO CREATE MORE
AVENUE TO EXTORT MONEY FROM YOU.
 
 
The first step in releasing your funds is as followings,……We need to effect the changes of the Names in the Contract/Funds Blue Print
papers with your own personal Names or your company's Name at the Corporate Affairs Commission as the sole beneficiary to the funds and
once that is done, the funds will be credited to you via your designated bank account once the changes has been done at the
Corporate Affairs Commission.
 
After the changes has been perfected at the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Corporate Affairs Commission will deliver the
corrected copy of the Contract/Funds  Blue Print papers to the paying Bank and a copy to your bank before the funds will be wired in any
preferred account/bank of your choice.
 
 
For a successful change of Elblan Ind.S.A. Hamburg Germany Name at the Corporate Affairs Commission, we will require the services of a lawyer
who we will engage he’s or her services to secure a company Certificate of Incorporation here with your own name then once the
Certificate is obtained, we will then put in an application for a change of Name directly to the Commission Registrar General and it
will be granted because you already have a Certificate of Registration and that makes you or your company an existing firm here in Nigeria.
 
Even in your own country, contract cannot be awarded to you as an individual but as a firm and not just a firm but a registered firm
with certificate of registration. I will draft the application for you to suit your claim when the time comes!
 
The Date of the Certificate of Registration will be backdated to suit the exact date the original contractor’s company was registered in
Nigeria when the contract was awarded to his firm.
 
Anything you wish to compensate me with after you have confirmed your funds in your account would be highly and gratefully appreciated but
have one thing in mind that you will get your funds without any further hitch.
 
Finally, you will be given a communication code once we resume communication fully for our both safety till the funds is credited to
you.
 
Please do also include your private phone line for verbal discussion as regards the funds release.
 
Finally, a Name and Address would be required for the procurement of the Certificate of Registration.
 
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Steve Ekeh
Email:steveekeh19@gmail.com

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