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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: Office of the Ambassador <bettyannwolff@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Office of the Ambassador <miguelp@diploma.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:01:17 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT ON YOUR FUND.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY

PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ASO - ROCK, GARKI - ABUJA .

CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

 

Attn: Beneficiary

 

Sir,

 

I am Dr. Collins T. Adeniran, Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan (FRCN), Federal  Republic of Nigeria on External Affairs and Foreign Policies . I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which concluded its seating and final resolution in Abuja headed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) executive officers to the presidency etc, has included your name among foreigners to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment.  This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated Contract\Inheritance claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country.

 

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your Contract\Inheritance profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid Claims while auditing was going on.  Your file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund; we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to beneficiaries numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of funds to different accounts.

 

In this regard we are going to send your full payment with accumulated interest value to you via assigned Ecowas/United Nations Diplomatic Handling Unit. Every needful approval to ensure the fund gets to you will be duly secured upon your confirmation to receive your fund with the approved medium.


 

NOTE: The money is coming in security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine and automated codes which would be revealed to you only at the receipt of the packages. An assigned Government Official and the conveying Diplomat will accompany the consignment to your house address.

 

All you need to do now is to send to me your full house address and your identity such as copy of your international passport or driver’s license and your telephone number. The Diplomatic Attaché will travel with it via the United Nation Military Airplane, the U.N Peace keeping Force Base in Nigeria . Upon the arrival of the consignment, you will be contacted as due. I hope you understand me.

 

CAUTION: The diplomat does not know the original and true contents of the boxes. Please, at no time should you disclose the contents of the boxes to anyone except on strong recommendation from my office. What was declared are State Cultural Artifacts and Art materials for security reasons. We didn't declare money to them please. If you are called and asked to state the content; please say same to them as mentioned above.

 

Please I urgently anticipate your reply so to schedule the conclusive arrangement that will promote the smooth delivery of your approved fund to your given address. 

 

Congratulations.

 

Best Regards,

 

Amb. Collins T. Adeniran

Adviser to the Presidency

Federal Republic of Nigeria

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