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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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Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan <editor@sinopanel.com>
Reply-To: infobbk01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:18:37 -0700
Subject: IRREVOCABLE COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF US$5.500,000.00


Att: Dear Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF US$5.500,000.00.

According to a report before me here, you are suppose have claimed this funds long time ago but because you were dealing with corrupt officers who engaged in requesting for one fee after another from you instead of following due process to release your funds as at when due, but am happy now that most of them are in the Kirikiri prison yard Ikoyo Lagos for their misconduct while in the office.

We have been mandated to effect the release of your compensation as one of the scam Vitim,we find your name among those that where scammed. following the instruction by the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N.) governor and the United Nation.

In accordance with the United Nation (UN) mandatory policy on international monetary transactions and in conjunction with the World financial policy. This notification is in respect of your UN-claimed Funds which file was forwarded to us by the WORLD BANK. Going by the security report before us you have gone through hard times paying lot of charges for the release of your Fund without success. We advice you to seize further communications with any individual, Bank or its Agents regarding your fund, because they have nothing to offer you, rather they will continue to steal from you. And any further dealing with this miscreants will be at your own risk.

Following the issuance of the Foreign Exchange Approval to the First Bank of Nigeria on the recommendation of the United Nations Protocol's Blue Book.I am pleased to inform you that the First bank of Nigeria have been giving the sole mandate for release of your fund.

I am from a christian family, i can never have it in mind to cheat you why i have known what you under gone in the hands of the scammers.What shall it profit a man to gain the hole world and looses his souls,my friend i am there for you just trust me that is all.

The truth is that this compensation exercise is between the United Nation in collaboration with central bank of Nigeria and every bank in Nigeria that the scammers used their to scam foreigners were asked by the Government to pay $500 millions dollars each bank in Nigeria.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through and also forward the following to me:

Your Full Name:
Your House Address:
Your Tele-phone And Fax No:
Your Age and Gender :
Your Nationality:
Your Occupation:

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
Dr.Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan,
Chief Accountant,
First Bank Nig. Plc.
infoa1555@yahoo.com
+23480906-53341

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