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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: "Barr. Koloma Ali" <felixdon664@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:21:34 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary, This is to let you know about the release of your
fund reply us back with your details now

From: Barr. Koloma Ali
Head of Legal Department,
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Lagos Nigeria Annex.


RE: THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR DELAYED TRANSACTION

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigerian partner for a long
time now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new
resolution in other not to let it be if I have anything in mind
against you.I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the
release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be
stopped or one problem or the other will come up if you have not asked
this
question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell
you. Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that
introduced you to the project approached me through my dear wife who
work with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist
them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you. They requested
me to assist them by removing the original rightful
beneficiary's name, company's name and bank particulars from the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) swift transfer data base and replacing
them with your name and personal details in order to make you appear
as the legitimate beneficiary of this fund in question ( TEN MILLION
AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLAR ) . I agreed
on condition that they will pay me US$80,000.00 as soon as your name
appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid,
but your friends/partners started telling me stories, they even told
me you promised to send the money to me.

Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from
them and I have not set my eyes on any of them.As a result of their
unGodly attitude, I decided to stop the fund release movement because
I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk
as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds
that you did not execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the
only person privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why
I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still
making efforts in order to conclude this project.

After considering the way and manner you have been spending money on
this project for months/years through your so-called partners, who are
only interested in exhorting money from you to enrich their pocket, i
decided to put the past behind me and make up my mind to do the deal
with you . I do not need the US$80.000.00 any longer from you but a
good compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those
your colleagues, friends, or partners will be totally kept out of this
transaction.

I know that none of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop
spending your hard earned money unnecessarily to CBN Officers both
here and overseas because you will not receive this money without my
hand in it.

I personally did the work at the beginning and only me can perform it.
Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank of
Nigeria will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my
position. Now re-assure that you will be willing to compensate me and
assist my wife to establish a foreign account in your country where my
compensation will be lodged.


I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business with
me, kindly contact me, so that we can have a chat on the modalities
and way forward . But if the reverse is the case, do not bother
yourself to reach me and forget about this money.

REMEMBER THAT IT IS NOT HOW FAR, BUT HOW WELL, AND IT IS ONLY THE END
THAT JUSTIFY THE MEANS.

I await your urgent response with your sincere assurance.

Remain Blessed,
Yours Faithfully
Barr. Koloma Ali
Head of Legal Department,

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