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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: Jatau Azaman Danladi <azamanjatau@gmail.com>
Reply-To: foreign.recoveries010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 12:36:06 +0100
Subject: Funds delivery

Your attention is drawn to this

We are using this medium to contact you. This intervention is as result of
numerous applications and attempts by some groups of people here and in
other parts of the world to abuse the integrity and reputation of the
Banks. However, in order to protect its image, I have been mandated to
inform you that we are in receipt of the mandate to take over payment of
all debts originating from the . African Continent provided beneficiaries
have proven such debts owed hence this mail to you for your payments
release.

Furthermore, be informed that any commercial bank in the Country including
other offshore financial institutions which claim to have the mandate of
any Apex Bank or the African Development Bank to deliver or transfer funds
to the beneficiaries is not authorized to do so without clearance from my
office. The Commonwealths Office located at the American Embassy, Nigeria.

If you are still dealing with this group of people, stop further
communication and revert to the Common Wealth Office located at the America
Embassy in Nigeria for your own interest also to help us in eliminating the
activities of fraudsters while we assure you of prompt payment. To
accomplish the above, we have started updating files/applications for the
release/delivery of your funds.

My office is working on the instruction from the Presidents of Africa
Federated Union of commercial-banks, and National Committee for Amalgamated
African Central Banks through our office as agency of Commonwealths Nations
to pay all beneficiaries debts within 5 working days of receipt of the
required information as we have scheduled time to complete the payment
exercise.

We however, sympathized with you for the delay to locate the proper
institution/agency entrusted with the mandate of carrying out your overdue
payments. To serve you well and promptly, you should go through this mail
carefully and give accurate information as required below.

THE MODE OF OUR OPERATION IS AS FOLLOWS:-

Your current address and telephone numbers including your cell phone. Your
bank details to process the final release of payment to your nominated
account.
Finally, upon confirmation of your readiness to receive your funds, we
shall immediately start processing necessary documents towards the safety
delivery of your funds to you from our US or UK offshore based funds.

We are waiting for your prompt response through this e-mail:-
foreign.recoveries010@gmail.com

Thank you

Dplt.Robert W. Reel- Head of services
Lucy Olga - Special agent

America Embassy,
11 Walter Carrington Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos.
Nigeria

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