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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: "Usman Musale." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ifbvinfo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:53:19 -0000
Subject: Attn: Valued Beneficiary.

Attn: Valued Beneficiary.

On behalf of Federal Government of Nigeria, the World Bank, the United Nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United States Treasury Department, we hereby apologize for fraudulant and scams the so-called Nigerian business associates of yours have committed you to you in European Countries, United States of America, Malaysia, Nigeria/Entire Africa Region and the Middle East, the World Bank has pledged that all scam reconcilation payment should be made via CITIBANK N. A NEW YORK. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA via any choosen/preferred payment method.

After a Judicial Review by the World Bank, we have found out that the reason you have not been paid your Funds is that the former Military Governments in Nigeria established and promulgated two Obnoxious Decrees as below:-

1) Contract/Inheritance Payment Decree 12 which stipulated that every Senior Officer of the Federal Government of Nigeria has the right to levy and collect a Fee from a Foreign Contractor or Beneficiary of Estate in Nigeria and when this Foreign Contractor or Beneficiary of Estate fail to pay this fee, his funds will not be paid to him as promised approved.

2) Irrevocable Charges and Bill Decree 10, which stated that Foreign Contractors or beneficiaries of Estates in Nigeria must pay every applicable Charge before receiving their money.

Sir, the Supreme Court of Nigeria have carried out a Judicial Due Diligence and we hereby confirm that the Federal Government of Nigeria is operating under a Democratic Setting, so Foreign Contract Payment and Inheritance Payment cannot be regulated by Military Decrees established by Military Governments which are no longer in power.

Consequently, the Nigerian Supreme Court has by virtue of Constitutional Power and Authority taken over the Final Payment and Transfer of your Overdue Funds with the view of making sure that you receive your funds once and for all and without further delay. We are paying and transferring your overdue Fund to you via a Democratically Designated Bank Account with CitiBank N.A New York. So once we ascertain your bonafide status that you have lost money through any means from the hands of Nigerian both here, London and other European Countries, I shall instruct our paying bank to pay and transfer your funds to you in a way that will suits you best as form of compensation. Now our major priority is to pay you.

Please we want you to reconfirm the following information about you:-

1) Your full Names.
2) Re-confirm the Exact Amount Again.
3) Your Telephone and Fax Numbers.
4) Your Bank Account Details if you want a Wire Transfer.
5) Your Secured Delivery Address if your want Payment by a Certified Bank
Draft, Debit Card or Related Instrument of Payment.

Once we receive this information as above, I shall advise you and proceed to pay your overdue Fund once and for all. Please forward this information above to me immediately you receive this message.

For more clarity contact us immediately. Waiting to hear from you immediately you receive this email. Every authentication will be handled by our Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (Hon Justice Dahiru Musdapher) who will personally follow up your payment file immediately.

We await your urgent attention.

Usman Musale.
Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

*NOTE: This email is intended to be received by the rightful beneficiary as addressed above. If received by another person other than concerned person please return the email to this Office for notification.

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