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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: "Pere" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dperehartforeignoperationsdept@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:45:31 -0800
Subject: Regarding your Inheritance payment fund

Dear Client.
 
 
Happy New Year, you are starting this year on a celebration mode if you will listen to what am about to tell you here.
 
 
I am Deputy Governor on International Settlement Dept.Central Bank of Nigeria ON  ATM Cash Card Payment Notification & Wire Transfer dept,and by the nature of my job and the highly tensed banking sector in Nigeria at this very period I wish to you the truth about your payment, this is to officially inform you that we have verified your Contract & Inheritance approved sum of US$10.5M have not received by you due to some top government of officials in the Senate did not want you to receive your long overdue payment fund.
 
 
Right now we have arranged your payment fund through our swift ATM MASTER CARD or through Bank wire transfer which is the latest instruction from MR.PRESIDENT, ALHAJI MUHAMUDU BUHARI (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. that beneficiary fund should be paid through ATM MASTER CARD or Bank wire Transfer upon which the beneficiary met the bank requirements.If you like to receive your fund in this way please let us by contacting this office and also send the following information as listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
1. FULL NAME & COMPANY ADDRESS --------------------------------
 
 
2. FULL ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER -----------------------------
 
 
3. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION -----------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
 
I am waiting for your response.
 
 
 
Best Regards
 
Dr Pere Hart
 
Deputy Governor
 
Foreign Payment Matter
 
Central Bank of Nigeria
 
Tel + 234 805-233 792

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