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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: "Mr. James Scott" <saw@go.com>
Reply-To: jamescott228899@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:04:21 -0500
Subject: RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT



RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Mr. James Scott,the Newly
appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs, Security and Investigation,
the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chief YAR`ADUA) and his
Decision Making Body, the Executive Arms of the Government, has directed me to
come down to Nigeria to Investigate your Fund and to make sure that we approve
all outstanding debts owned to Foreign beneficiaries by the government of
Nigeria in this 1st quarter of this Fiscal year 2010.
This decision was taken based on the abnormities and inability of the BANKS in
Nigeria to Release your fund into your bank account whereby it was discovered
that some Directors in Central bank of NIGERIA being the Federal Government of
Nigeria were diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account of
their choice overseas. In view of this, during our investigation I found out
that an account was submitted to divert your fund to a Germany account. Below
is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new
development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated
bellow today.

Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA
Bank: FRANKFURTER BANK
A/C No.: 367840545
Code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and Forwarded
to the Treasury Department of the Federal Government of Nigeria In favor of
you and your company for immediate release of your fund to the account above
without any further prejudice. But there is no way We can approve the fund to
your account without you confirming if you Have changed your account for your
fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA BANK ACCOUNT
IN GERMANY.

Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you have Giving
instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today. On behalf Of the
entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and
if you fail to contact this office on or before 24hrs from now then we will
now wire the fund to the German account.

Thanks for your co-operation.
Waiting for your urgent response
Yours faithfully
Mr.James Scott
Un Office of Legal Affairs Security and Investigation.

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