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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: "Mrs Honson ella" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stewibap@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 21:24:06 -0700
Subject: REF: Code PZ/0101/C2W

DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
NDIC Building (1st Floor),
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue
Central Business District,
P.M.B. 532, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
 
Attention:
 
This office has been mandated by the Federal Government of Nigeria to recall your Long overdue fund valued TWENTY  MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS and find a way of reconciling your debt records and wire out the money into your account. To this effect, you are advised to forward to this office your full banking information, your full address and your complete information.
The followings are the options of payment
 
1. Payment by ATM = The option leaves the beneficiary the option of receiving his fund by loading the fund in an ATM card from any of our prime banks as recommended by the DMO.
2. Direct Wire Transfer without going through any correspondent bank only through our Apex Bank, the Central Bank Of Nigeria and will be under the supervision of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria whose signature will be verified and okayed by this Office. All Payment documentations must be given to the beneficiary and the beneficiary must in turn submit it to this office for authentication as this office will never entertain any fraud, out of impersonation or any act that will go against the international monetary bodies.
3. Payment by Diplomatic Delivery, In this case this will be solely handled by this office and the office of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, All information about the diplomat will be given to the beneficiary and the beneficiary will first send it to this office for verification before any contact with anybody. This is also to avoid fraudulent practice.
Note, that this exercise will only work for five working days without interruption. Seasoned Lawyers has been positioned to follow up your file to the Point of payment. You are therefore to call me on my phone number as stated below.
 
Email: newyorkb@mail.financial
TEL:+234-802-996-0047
 
Regards
Mrs. Hannatu Suleiman
Director, Debt Recording
and Settlement Department

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