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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:
Reply-To: <g0000hassangrey@googlemail.com>
Date:
Subject: HUMAN RIGHTS

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
WEST- AFRICAN ZONAL COMMAND
5, MOHAMMED BUHARI WAY
ABUJA – NIGERIA
 
motto: To protect  human right.
Tel:234-8051189612.
Our ref:IHRO/RXX/07
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
 
Attn:Beneficiary, 
 
My Name is Edward Franklin, representative of International Human Rights Organization (IHRO). With respect to
 
Category ‘A’ of Human rights conduct act of 2009 on overdue payment and our overall goal of the Sectional Periodic
 
Review – that is, to improve the human rights situation in every country, address human rights violations wherever
 
they occur, restore peace and sanitize the global society. The research team of this Organization in collaboration
 
with the UN Human Rights Organization conducted a survey on contracts, impending payment and beneficiary fund in
 
the Office of foreign debt settlement (FDS) in Nigeria.
 
The result of the findings during the survey initiated a crucial meetings with the Office of the Presidency, some
 
representative from United Nations Organization including World bank representative to aid in alleviating this
 
default payment. The conclusion of the meeting was that the Federal Government of Nigeria should make available
 
list of people to be paid which is being assisted by the World Bank as one of the ways of keeping peace.
 
We had received an Authoritative letter to conduct this payment with list of names to be paid during this
 
exercise. In other to justify the rationale for your nomination for this grant, you are required to Deal and
 
Communicate only with this Organization. Now we are presently in Nigeria solely to conduct this payment to ensure
 
that the right beneficiary get the specific approved fund with every transparency and avoidance of any kind of
 
corruption in the hands of the Officers.
 
Am glad to announce to you that the sum of US$ 15Million (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) has been attached to
 
your name among the listed names to be paid. Your payment information is as follows:  
 
1. Payment reference number….FGN/005/PR/NG
2. Allocation amount …..US$15MILLION.
3. Password number….FUND RELEASE/9955104
4. Certificate of merit payment number...45084JB. 
 
You have to keep this information safe, because you might be asked any moment to reconfirm it. You are requested
 
to forward to us these basic information:
 
For immediate release of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim be informed that you are not allowed to
 
correspond with any person or office anymore, you are Required to send below information for your transfer.  
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS: 
5) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
6) YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
 
This fund will be released to you through our diplomatic Payment system if you do not want your bank account to be
 
used for security reasons.
 
These information are proper means to verify your file, to avoid any irregularity. For more enquires and further
 
directives, we anticipate your urgent response and stop further communication with your local representatives for
 
your own good.  
 
Yours Faithfully,
Edward Franklin.
Foreign Payments.
Presidency, Nigeria.

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