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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: "Central Bank of Nigeria"<payment@info.org>
Reply-To: <intlremtdept@emailclick.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:10:59 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS - (Not Spam) -

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Tel: Highly Confidential.
19 Walter Carrington Str. Ikoyi Lagos-Nigeria.
ASO ROCK VILLA, ABUJA ANNEX OFFICE.
>From the Desk of Chief. Terry Edmond GCON.
Our Ref: FGN/OHG/OXD1/2009
TELEX: FEDGOVNIG.
PAYMENT FILE: FGN/BEN/09.
Date: 27th/September/2009.

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

May you remain favoured.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic value.Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.

Without taking much of your time, my name is Chief. Terry Edmond, the Honourable Paymaster General of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.Presently, we are in partnership with the American government in averting Scams and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria, So far, we have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs. Ann Keyser, Mr. Edward Drake etc) their inheritant funds which was previously delayed.

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of US$100,000,000 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives Mr. Robert Jason and Mr. Jim Harrison to collect this Funds on your behalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to transfer your Funds into their own Bank Account in Singapore.

We await your immediate response via email and telephone But if you did not Authorize this claim then fill and submit this form right away to this department :

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:

Reply to: intlremtdept@emailclick.com

After processing you will be contacted by the International remittance Department for proper directions and procedures.

Officially Sealed,

Chief. Terry Edmond.
The Honorable Paymaster General.

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