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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: "John Ibru" <john_ibru182@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnwilliam_60@myway.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:48:00 +0000
Subject: From Dr John Williams

From Dr John Williams
LEICESTER CURRENCY
CHEQUE/DRAFT DEPARTMENT
Telegram: CBNFOREX
P.M.B. 0187, Garki, Abuja

Dear Friend,
I am Hon. Dr.John William Director, International remittance/Foreign
allocation Department.(C.B.N); my office monitors and controls the affairs
of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign
contract payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on
the local and international levels in line with foreign contracts
settlement. I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred
to some nominated accounts and these accounts have been identified either as
ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

Therefore i will offer to approve your name as one of the beneficiary to
enable my office pay this amount in your account.And you will be remunerated
with 35% of the total fund upon acceptance and completion of the transfer.

I will also accord your all legal protection under International law.
Please respond as soon as possible because there is no other means of me
getting this funds out of the Central Bank as it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two
days ago from the
Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of
payment reports /
expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have
decided to work out
this deal with you because my retirement will come up soon.

Conditions

1.This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
2. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.
If you AGREE with my conditions, i will advise you on what to do
immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed
to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the deadline i
was mandated.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Faithfully

Dr. John William
Director,International Remittance Foreign Allocation Dept.

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