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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: "MR. JAN VAN BUNNIK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.fatheraugustine2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 22:48:11 +0100
Subject: LATE MRS.CARO EDWARD INHERITANCE FUNDS

SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY OF NIGERIA HOUSE 13,
SHELL TRUSTEES ESTATE
MADEIRA STREET-OFF SHEHU SHAGARI,
WAY MAITAMA, ABUJA-F.C.T, NIGERIA.


Dear Sir /Madam,


Hello you may not know who i am, because you've never received mail from me before. I am Mr. Jan Van Bunnik the Finance Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria, Meanwhile this Company have decided to contact you that the former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company Mrs Caro Edward died along with her husband and there three children during the BOKO HARAM BOMBLAST that occurred in the Assemble Christian Church of God Mission here in Abuja on the Christmas Day 2011,Why Praying and Celebrating the Anointing Service of God which many lives was lost in the Church including Four MEN OF GOD.


http://www.nairaland.com/832290/pictures-christmas-day-bomb-blast

The Federal Government has, however, warned the beneficiaries that it would not tolerate the transfer of the operatorship of the fields to on own foreigners, and that the firms must justify the confidence reposed in the ability of Nigerians to participate in the upstream oil sector. And i was given the mandate from the Federal government and also from the Shell Petroleum company to contact you as the Next of Kin to your late Sister and the mandate came from the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria (PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI) and this notice was accepted and announced during his Speech in last UNited Nations General Assembly Meeting, and the World Leaders was attended including the Secretary of United Nations MR.ANTONIO GUTERRES.

It was announced about the corruption in Nigeria and the World in general, However the delegate from the United Nations have concluded that your payment will be paid through the Citibank Group of Nigeria which i want you to contact the personal Attorney of the late deceased.

In fact the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$20million) she deposited for the LESS PRIVILEAGED in African and the Company has issued me a notice after the meeting of FIVE World Leaders in United Nations during the Inauguration of New Military Helicopters in Nigeria to end BOKO HARAM Attacks, We have been directed to provide the Next of Kin to the late Mrs. Caro Edward a United States of American Citizen, or the account will be confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to Mrs. Caro Edward, because i have not be able to locate any member of her family so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($20million) dollars can be paid to you as the true Beneficiary of the fund.

Perhaps 60% to you and 35% to the Personal Assistant of the late deceased REV.FATHER AUGUSTINE MBANEFO, while 5% goes to any expenses during the transaction, I want you to contact the Personal Assistant to the late Mrs. Caro Edward, through his below information to direct you on how the Citibank Group of Nigeria will release the fund to you.

Moreover,i want you to fill the appropriate form immediately.

[1] Full Names:_____________
[2] Contact address_________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ____
|4| Occupation : _______

Finally, you are hereby advise to call REV.FATHER AUGUSTINE MBANEFO as soon as you receive this email on his private phone number +2348143096683, to enable him forward your contact information to the Bank for immediate release of your funds as Next of Kin to the late deceased.

PLEASE REPLY TO HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: rev.fatheraugustine2@gmail.com, to enable him discuss further for the released of your funds.

Best regards,

MR. JAN VAN BUNNIK.
FINANCE DIRECTOR.
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

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