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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: Ibrahim Bruce Ahmed <barristeribrahimbruceahmed@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bruceahmedd@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:21:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Office of Accountant General


Attn:

This email is reaching based on the current memo signed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the National House of Assembly regarding foreign debts disbursement, management, allocation and payment review in general. How are you and things in general? I believe you are living in good shape and condition of health. I am reaching you in respect to your Approved payment with the Nigerian Government.

As you may know, my office is the final office where all Financial Approvals are secured and duly recommended after it had undergone all channels of verification from every concerned Government institutions as well as the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Minister of Works and Housing, Auditor General of the Federation, Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice and all Government accredited payee banks.

As you may know, I am the chief accounting officer for the receipts and payments from governments of the Republic of Nigeria, I supervises all the accounts of Federal Ministries and Extra–Ministerial department and collates, presents and publish statutory financial statements of account required by the Minister of finance. Having finished conducting massive routine and in-depth inspection of the books of accounts of Federal Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Department to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and Internal Audit Guides. I am extremely satisfied with what is before me as to such, I can assured you that this is a reborn and revitalized economy and to such the Federal Government had resolved to set up modalities to settle your long owe debt upon your reply to this email.

In this respect, you are urge to reconfirm your full and original personal details over so to facilitate the prompt recommendation of the transfer of fund to your designated bank account without delay.

Treat as urgent.

Yours Truly,

Dr. Ibrahim Dankwabo
Accountant General Of The Federation.


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