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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: Emefor Frank <lamidu999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emefor1972@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:28:28 +0100
Subject: HELLO,very urgent confirmaton needed from you

FROM THE DESK OF: Mr. Emefor Frank
Audit Department,Funds Transfer Unit.
Office of the presidency
10th Floor Alafin Building, Wuse Zone 2
Abuja.

Dear Sir/Ma,

RE: CHANGE OF NAME/BENEFICIARY FOR YOUR,INHERITANCE FUNDS TRANSFER

Sequel to the complaint from funds beneficiaries over the delay in
getting their funds transferred to their nominated bank accounts in
their home countries, the World Bank in conjunction with the United
Nations and the Nigerian government, through the office of the
presidency, have set up this committee, to clear and effect transfer
of all approved funds transfer been delayed in banks, all over the
world.

We have looked into your records and have found out that your funds
transfer was approved long ago for transfer to your account,but the
reason why your funds is been delayed, is due to the fact that you have a lot
of irregularities(mix up) in your payment file, as the information’s
supplied by you and your representative are not correct and does not
correspond with the claims officers records at the payee bank.

Also from what we have in your file, your representative have also,
sent in a counter application, saying that you are dead and that your
Approved funds, should be transferred to Mr. James Smith of
Canada, whom your representative said is your next of KIN, Note that
your representatives also
sent in a bank account, with the national bank of Canada belonging to
James Smith (your supposed next of kin) for the final transfer of the
said funds to Canada and not to you.


Your representatives, Claimed that you are dead and that your money
should be re-approved and transferred to Mr. James Smith of Canada,
whom they said is your next of KIN.

Hence, this e-mail, is to reconfirm

1, if you are truly dead or alive.
2, if you actually instructed your representatives, to re-approve and
transfer your long approved funds to Mr. James Smith of Canada.
3, if Mr. James Smith, is truly your next of KIN

You have three days to get back to us, to stop, Mr. James Smith
or we shall transfer the funds to Canada, we are using this medium to
verify and be very sure that you are truly dead as said by your
representative here, before approving the transfer of your money
valued at sixteen million,four hundred thousand dollars($16.4M usd) to
Canada.

We advice that you stop any further communication with any other
person,persons or office concerning the transfer of your funds and
attention to this office for immediate transfer of your long approved
funds to your
bank account, if you are still alive, as we have had cases of people
using this means to steal other peoples funds with the help of
fraudulent lawyer, bank,officials and fraudulent government officials.

Please note that, this exercise ,is meant to clean up the image of
Africa and the world in general, as our job is been monitored by the
government, the united nations and the world bank, so we are
working hard to achieve a good result.


Yours in office,

Emefor Frank
Head Audit Department
Funds Transfer Unit
Office of the presidency
Wuse Abuja

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