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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: "MRS. FARIDA MZAMBER WAZIRI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsfaridwaziri@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 06:58:35 -0700
Subject: Your Payment Is Ready.

NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

RE: FRAUD ALERT/FINAL!!!
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC}, through our intelligence
Monitoring Network have discovered that
some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently using the federal
government of Nigeria letter headed paper
to miss-inform creditors like you causing a lot of problems and irregularities
towards the release of your long
overdue payment because of all this fraudulent act this office has been dully
intervened on the release of your
funds. We have been mapped out to verify and investigate properly on your fund
by the current president of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar'Dua. Based on our findings in
this investigation department we
wish to warn you against some Miscreants, Hoodlums and Touts who go about
scamming innocent people by claiming to
be who they are not and thereby tarnishing the image of this wonderful country,
NIGERIA.

We were informed that some Hoodlums are contacting you in respect to the
collection of your fund which was long
approved in your favour. As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation
for some time, known to no one
but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this
investigation teamed to help stop
fraudulent activities in country, and as well restore the image that has been
tarnished by this group of people.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people
that have extorted money from you
illegally, and we wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by
writing back to us with the name
of whom scammed you among them as we want to make sure your payment is routed to
you without any further delay..
Note that we will surely deal and bring to book the people using the names of
government officials below. If only
you will cooperate with us by co indicating correctly any of them.

The Scammers using below government officials names have been arrested:

1) Prof. Charles soludo
2) Chief Joseph Sanusi
3) Dr. R. Rasheed
4) Barrister Awele Ugorji
5) Rev. Nicholas Smith (Guaranty Trust Bank Plc)
6) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
7) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi
8) Dr. Patrick Aziza (Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member)
9) Mr. Tunde Lemo
Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member
10) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members
11) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala
12) Mrs. Rita Ekwesili
13) Barr Jacob Onyema
14) Dr. Godwin Oboh: Director Union Bank Of Nigeria.
15) Mr John Collins: Global Diplomat Director.

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the EFCC and some of them
have eloped the country, and note
that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25
years (Twenty Five Years) as it is
under the Degree 47 of the Constitution of this bank under the section 101(b)of
criminal law. So we are waiting for
you to write us back and inform us if any of the above names or any other one
claiming to have your FUND from NIGERIA,
have Extorted money from you; or once contacted you so that we can start taking
the necessary procedural steps prior
to bringing them to book and having your fund wired into your Bank account as
nominated accordingly. Incase the name
of the Hoodlum that scammed you is not listed above, we will advise that you
forward to us his/her name and his contact
so that we can trace them and as well bring them to book.

We apologise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any delay
and lost this must have coursed you
in any way and promise that such thing will not occur again in the future. More
importantly, if you are currently
dealing with any one of them regarding your fund, we urge you to stop further
contact with them as you are taking a
very big risk!!! It might interest you to know that you will never get your
fund from them as they have nothing to
offer. The hoodlums will continue coming up with expenses and thereby requesting
for money from you until you go
Bankrupt.

Mrs. Farida Waziri

Contact me immediately, as we are here to fight crimes and serve humanity the
best way we can. Official notice has
been sent to Foreign Security Units in collaboration to ensure genuine and
success implementation of all payment done
over funds owed to beneficiaries. We shall further monitor your funds until you
receive your fund.

We look forward to your maximum cooperation in anticipation, you can also reach
me on my telephone: +234-8053817390

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