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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: INTERPOL <db1studios@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: tunde.jeffrey@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:57:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE





NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
FRAUD/CONTRACT INVESTIGATION SECTION
FORCE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA NIGERIA
Our Ref: NPF-05X 01
Your Ref: CPNPF-1-10

Dear beneficiary next of kin,

SUBJECT: Circular to concerned foreign fund beneficiaries.


Reference to our circular issued to various foreign contractors and next
of kins, from the statistics gathered from our preliminary investigations
carried out by this unit, it has finally come to our knowledge that there
has been a lot of corruption and malpractice going on in different
government agencies and parastatals here in Nigeria. We have been able to
know our individual digital line microelectronic surveillance that certain
foreign Tel-fax lines have been constantly in connection with unidentified
lines in our international exchange facilities and yours is a case at
print. It has equally come to our knowledge that some corrupt individuals
of our country Nigeria are defrauding the public via the aid of foreigners
pretending to be contractors and lottery winners of this government.

This is the primary reason why the Federal Ministry of Justice has enacted
decree 21-section (406) paragraph (2) of (1987). We have never stopped
wondering why you have not been able to secure your Inheritance settlement
considering your regular telephone relationship with Nigeria. We have
every reason to suspect anyone as such ghost  contractors, next of kin,
lottery winners who in collaboration with unscrupulous officials of our
diseased parastatals and corporations to defraud the government. This is a
pure criminal offence as stated in contract decree of 1979 as amended by
the contract law of 1989 section 199, edict 244, paragraph 14, sub-section
55 of the criminal code popularly known as Advance Fee Fraud (419).

Furthermore, in the light of these undesirable improprieties, we are
convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that you are the rightful
beneficiary of the said Inheritance amount of fund as witnessed in your
inheritance file and our pre-remittance verification of your claims. The
Kentish Branch of the HSBC London has been empowered to transfer your
money to you. Mr. Kelvin Lambert, Audit Director  Telephone 44-709-284-2545 &
44 709 298 2501 Fax: 440709029802500 is in charge of your payment. The HSBC is the only bank that the President of Nigeria has given the power to cancel, suspend and effect transfer of your inheritance next of Kin fund to you.

In summary, we strongly warn you to stop further correspondence with any
other bank otherwise you will have to blame yourself if you are scammed.
We solicit your co-operation to enable us serve you better and to bring
these culprits to order and maintain justice.

The police are your friend.

Tunde Jeffrey
For: Inspector General of  Police
Interpol Division
Zone 4 Abuja Nigeria.

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