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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs, Titi Young" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <investigation.departmentnid2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 08:18:23 -0700
Subject: INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT// BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS
NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
FROM THE DESK OF: MRS. TITI YOUNG
DEPUTY: MR. TONY ALLENS
TEL:011-234-8024101720
URGENT ATTENTION ,
BE CAREFUL OF THE HUDLOOMS.
Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of $30 Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the WEMA BANK PLC . As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time only known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stopfraudulent activities in thiscountry.
Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surelydealandbring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.
The names of the Touts that we are trying to arrest are as follows:
1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
2) DR CHIKE OJI
3) DR. HANZ MUSSA
4) BARRISTER FRANCO
5) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
6) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
7) Mrs.Helena Wood
8) BARRISTER ADEMOLA BANKOLE
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
(9)Fred Azu
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member
The above listed names are the hoodlums that we are trying to trace with the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of heconstitution of this bank under section of criminal law. So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes don`t waste time to indicateit immediately.
Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the WEMA BANK PLC which is been headed by the bank Governor.
You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the successof the transaction.
We apology on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any loss this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will nothappen again. And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding thispayment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you never find your money any where because your money is with the above named bank
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Yours truly,
Mrs Titi Young
Chairman Investigation Department ( N.I.D)
Deputy: Mr Tony Allens
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