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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: mary okafor <makafor3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:59:33 +0100
Subject: Compensation Payment!!

Debt management office
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central business district,
Cad astral zone
Lagos Nigeria
(Office of the chairman)

Attention: Sir/Madam,

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been
gazette to be released, via key ATM PLATINUM CARD AND CASH DELIVERY to
you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the senate
committee for foreign over due fund transfer.

Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter,
claiming to be your true representative. Here is her information for
you to confirm to this office if this woman is truly from you or not
so that the federal government will not be held responsible for paying
into any wrong accounts.

Claims name: Janet Brown
Bank name: Citi bank Arizona, USA.
Account number: 6503809428.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this
woman is from you.
You are requested to fill and send this information for verification
purposes so that your fund valid us8.5m (eight million five hundred
thousand united state dollars) will be remitted into your nominated
bank account any where. This fund is as a result of inheritance on
your behalf.

Information needed from you for verification are as follows:
1. Full name...................................
2. Current address.............................
3. City........................................
4. Zip code....................................
5. Country.....................................
6. home/office phone no........................
7. Occupation..................................
8. Date of birth...............................
9. A copy of your driven license...............

As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary
procedures in other to remit this money into your account. The central
bank governor, in conjunction with the federal ministry of finance
(fmf) executive board of directors and the senate committee for
foreign over due inheritance fund have approved and accredited this
apex bank with the office of the director, international
remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign
inheritance funds this final quarter payment of the fiscal year 2013.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said
Mrs. James Brown, if we do not hear from you within the next seven
working days from today. Your contract funds will be (cbn/0024), take
note of the new payment code: (cbn/0024), any e-mail you receive
henceforth that does not have your payment code: (cbn/0024). Should be
disregarded immediately and forwarded to us for immediate
investigation.

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this
fund must have caused you.

Once again congratulation.

Respectfully yours,
Jerry eke
Chairman,
Debt reconciliation committee
cc: senate president
cc: board of directors [fpd]
cc: accountant general of Nigeria

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