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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: "Investigation Department (N.I.D)" <investigation.departmentnid2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 12:56:12 -0800
Subject: FUNDS INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT // BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS......Call


FUNDS INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
NIGERIAN
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH


FROM THE DESK OF: MRS. TITI YOUNG
DEPUTY: DR TONY ALLENS
Office Line : +234-802-410-1720


TOP URGENT ATTENTION ,


*BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS*.

Based on the finding in this Investigation Department we wish to warn you
against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting
you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of* $2.5
Million U.S.A Dollars* that was long approved in your favor. As a matter of
fact we have been on these Investigation assignments for some time only
known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are
in support of this Investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in
this country.

All though we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people that have extorted money from you illegally and we wish to list them
so that you will personally indicate them by writing back because we want
to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and
bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.

The names of the Touts that we are trying to arrest are as follows:

1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO (CBN)
2) MR ADEBISI OMOYENI
3) GODWIN EMEFIELE
4) MR.PETER EZE
5) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
6) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
7) Mrs.Helena Wood
8) BARRISTER ADEMOLA BANKOLE
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
(9)Mr. Fred Azu
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member
10)Br chike Oji
11) DR. HANZ MUSSA
12) BARISTER THOMAS COLE
13)Sir. Steven Smith.
14) BENSON GILBERT.
CHAIRMAN COMMITTE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT.
15) MR.JIM OVIA IBTC CHARTER BANK PLC


The above listed Names are the hoodlums that we are trying to trace with
the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of
them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years (twenty
five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constitution of this bank
under section of criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us and
inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to
your fund if yes don’t waste time to indicate it immediately.

We apology on behalf of the President and the people of NIGERIAN for any
loss this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen
again. And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment
we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk.


Yours truly,


MRS. TITI YOUNG
The Investigation Officer
DEPUTY: MR,TONY ALLENS

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