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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. DAUDA LAWAL" <kpt15p@jioderigy.org>
Reply-To: <mrdaudalawal07@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:37:50 -0500
Subject: REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND


FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC PLOT 777,MOH=92D BUHARI WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRI=
CT, ABUJA-NIGERIA. Good Day Sometimes i do wonder if you are really, really=
with yourself. How could you keep trusting people and at the end you will =
loose your hard earned money, or are you being deceived by their big names?=
They impersonate on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chai=
rmen of one Office or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort you=
r hard earned money. Now, the question is how long will you continue to be =
deceived? Sometimes, they will issue you fake check, fake ATM card, introdu=
ce you toe fake diplomatic delivery,UN-existing on-line banking and they wi=
ll also fake wire transfer of Your fund with Payment Stop Order. Anyways,by=
the virtue of my position, I have been following this transaction from inc=
eption and all your efforts towards realizing the fund. More often than not=
, it is very unfortunate that at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame=
you because you are not here in Nigeria to witness the processing of your =
payment in Nigeria. The problem here is that you've never been told the who=
le truth about this transaction and it is because of this truth they decide=
d to extort you, the keeping collecting money from you both in Nigeria. The=
most annoying part is even fraudsters have really taken advantage of this =
opportunity to enrich themselves at your expense, those you feel are assist=
ing or working for you are your main problems. I know the truth surrounding=
this payment and i am the only person who will deliver you from this long =
suffering if you will abide by my advice.Please i beseech you to stop pursu=
it of shadows and being deceived.Feel free to contact me immediately you re=
ceive this mail so that i can explain to you the modus-operandi guiding the=
release of your Payment. Do not panic or have fear for anything,i know you=
have gone through hell but time has come to reap. Furthermore,all i need f=
rom you is trust,just give me the trust all your information is here with m=
e,because i have work in UN office for over 8 years both in Africa and UK a=
nd there is no means of receiving payment that cost anything except court a=
ffidavit of claim if the owner is not there in person, which will not cost =
more than $145 USD. In addition, all the fees they ask both transfer cost o=
r delivering cost, clearance certificate known of them exist. If you really=
want us to proceed send me your direct contact or you ignore my letter if =
you are not interested. Regards, MR. DAUDA LAWAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PUBLIC=
SECTOR NORTH) FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC,

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