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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: PRESIDENTIAL PAYMENT VERIFICATIONS PANEL PAYMENT VERIFICATIONS BOARD <ppvb.fgnnig2012@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:38:43 -0700
Subject: DIRECT FUNDS PAYMENT BY OUR CONSOLIDATED OIL ACCOUNT SIGNATORY HERE
IN HSBC BANK LONDON/CALL ME IMMEDIATELY

*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA *
*OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN PAYMENT VERIFICATION PANEL.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.*


*RE: DIRECT FUNDS PAYMENT BY OUR CONSOLIDATED OIL ACCOUNT SIGNATORY HERE IN
HSBC BANK LONDON/CALL ME IMMEDIATELY. *

*Attn: Funds Beneficiary.*

*Sir.*

*This is to officially inform you that after our Federa Executive Council
Meeting of Wednesday 11th July 2012 which was presided by the President and
Commander In Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria i have been mandated
by Mr.President to proceed to London,United Kingdom to process and release
your approved sum of US$5Million Inheritance funds through our bankers HSBC
Bank London,this drasti dcisions was reached because of serial complaints
been received by Mr.President from Inheritanec and Contract beneficiaries
on the delays they have been encountering in receiving they funds from our
Consolidated Oil Reserve bankers in London hence we have already ordered
them to release to you the above sum without delays,so Mr.President has
ordered that i proceed to London to monitor,process and release your funds
to you through our bankers without delays which i proceeded to London
yesterday been Sunday and i am currently now in London to process and
release your funds to you from HSBC Bank here in Poultry Road London.*

*Sequel to the above now you are urgently requested to call me on this my
direct Mobile number here in London which i procured earlier today for the
singular purpose of releasing youir funds to you: 44-7035948232,this is my
direct mobile number in london here where you will call me as soon as you
receive this letter from so that you will monitor your payment which will
take me just few days to actualise as iam the sole signatory to the
Nigerian Account with HSBC Bank here in London,as soon as i hear from you i
will authorize and instruct HSBC Bank to release your approved sum of
US$5Million without delays in my presence after signing the payment voucher
in your favour,meanwhile if you want to be paid via Bank to Bank Wire
Transfer furnish me with your receiving banking cordinates for your
transfer and if you wish to be paid via ATM Global Master Card furnish me
with your home or office address for the shipment to you,this is the only
solution and means we can release your funds without any problems as you
will not pay any dime to our bankers before they will release your funds to
you with my presence they as the ACCOUNT SOLE SIGNATORY of the Oil Reserve
Account,all that will be needed by our bankers of your PAYMENT TRANSFER
TRANSACTIONS PIN CODE NUMBERS which will be issued and signed by President
Good Luck Jonathan directly from Nigeria and as a matter of fact once your
payment is ready to be released to you by our bankers i will help you
obtain the Transactions PIN CODE Numbers from Nigeria or direct you on how
to do that which will be very easy to enable your transfer or ATM Card be
VALID and Effective.*

*Finally i will be waiting for your call on my above telephone number here
in London and your payment mode via my email which i will submit to HSBC
Bank and sing off your funds,note that i have just two weeks to be here in
London and before then i must have been through with my job,so if you have
not received your funds make haste and call me on the above phone number
for us to dicuss for your prompt payment.*

*Urgently waiting for your telephone call to me on my mobile number here in
London: 44-7035948232.*

*Sincerely.*

*Dr.Peter Obi.
Economic Adviser to Mr.President And
Chairman Foreign Payment Verification Panel.
London Mobile: 44-7035948232.*

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