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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: "Patrcik Ofor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickofor@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:05:25 +0200
Subject: INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW!!!

Standard Security & Finance Ltd
Contact Address: The Plaza Branch
32nd Floor Reuters Building, Times Square.
Lagos - Nigeria
 
This Letter is occasioned due to the fact that you have not fulfilled the obligations and have given audience to unlawful officials by giving in your hard earned money without receiving your funds irrespective of the fact that "YOU" are the rightful beneficiary of funds/ estate deposited but you are now officially informed that The Resolution Panel, Senate Committee on Appropriation & Finance, Aso Rock Villa - FCT, Abuja have verified your file after apprehending two weeks ago an internet scam king-pin with his accomplices through their diverted/remote IP Address: 28.4.77.40.97 and 503.783.017 .09 [hide outs] a Cash of almost US$62.5M have been recovered with auctioning of valuable properties which is presently in progress to recover and totally settle for any victim of this outrageous scams while the police remains on investigation.
In view of these facts, that is why I have contacted you sometime ago because a man had visited our Office claiming to be your representative. Give us the go-ahead to pay him and re-confirm if your personal information tally with the below submitted to avoid any hitch or breach of the law and contract.
 
So you need to let us know because this funds of $10,500,000.00 have been allocated to your name as compensation and should incase I don't hear from you before he pays the compulsory activation and transfer charge according to the mandate time given,we shall officially and legally make the transfer to the account #650380942811 with CITI Bank in the name of "Mr. Mahlon Clements" and no one would be held liable for any inconveniences when money must have been transferred.
 
View within Mr. Mahlon Clements Attached Identification:
NAME: Mahlon Thompson Clements
BANK NAME: Citi Bank, NY. U.S.A
BANK ADDRESS: #2350 Broadway # 6, New York, NY 10024. USA
ACCOUNT Number: 650380942811.
 
Re-confirm the above details carefully and note that your funds would be transferred via key telegraphic transfer mode(BANK TO BANK) or international certify clearing check as I earlier discussed with you. Any transportation of funds via courier or any form of movement to your address is highly illicit, un-official,prohibited and overruled. Finally, you would be required to send your full account details with a scanned copy of your ID CARD for proper identification. As in the form below if contrary with the above:
 
Account Owner's Name:.......
Personal Telephone No.:...............
D.O.B: dd/mm/yyyy.............
Occupation:.....................
Address:.......................
Bank Name And Address:.......
Bank Phone/ Fax No.:.........
Account Number:..............
Swift Code No.:..............
Routing No.:.................
 
Be informed before hand that in other case that you did not send Mr. Mahlon Clements to claim your funds then you have no choice left than to employ the services of the paying bank accredited attorney to officialy procure an affidavit of claim and an authority to release funds documents from the federal high court of nigeria as the case may be because with out the affidavit of re-claim and an authority to release funds documents the paying bank can not transfer your funds to any nominated bank you provide. Have it in mind that the above mentioned documents is very vital and must be produced.
 
Thank you for your co-operation. I await your response as a matter of urgency but if you think this note is not for you, you can destroy and disregard
 
Please note that All form of transfer  charges of your funds must been taken care by you.
Signed,
 
Mr.Partick Ofor
 
Tel: +234 802 096 2752
 

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