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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: "Chief Ego" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <getitright20@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:19:12 -0700
Subject: FROM CHIEF EGO/TREAT AS URGENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

Prior to the available approval to your fund by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I wish to formally reiterate the need for your compliance to the recceipt of your fund. Actually, your fund were being mishandled by past administration and according to your payment file as was dumped in the Debt Management Office, it is rife for me to unfold to you that your payment was returned unpaid hence no one has been able to perfect the payment for a very long time now.

Your payment informations are:

Payment Title: Inheritance/Contractual Fund Payment
Payment Reference No.: FRN/FMF/CBN/WB.32/VOL.IV/04
Paying Bank: Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, 36 Marina Street, Lagos
Correspondence Bank: BANACA UNIPOL,NO 32 LARGO ARENULA,ZIP-00186 ROME-ITALY
Security Payment House: Paramount Security Brokers, Rome - Italy

REASON FOR NON-PAYMENT:

Unreconciled Tax Dividened and proliferation of insulgents in the system

ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISE:

Your payment accrued to you is workable as follows:

Payment due - USD$12,000,000.00
Interest Accrued - 1,789,569.40
Compensation - 400,118.90

Total Payable USD$14,189,683.30
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{Fourteen Million, One Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Three United States Dollars, Thirty Cent}

CLAIMS:

Procedures for your claims are to be properly manipulated by this Office for onward reference to the Paying bank. Do please send to us your Full Banking Details for the due regularization to be made and also scan and send to us, your International Passport or Driving License for identification purposes only. Informations that could be needed shall include, your Tel. No., Your Full Names and Address, Your Bank Name and Address, your Account Name and Number,your Bank Swift Code, your Bank Routine/Aba Number, your Occupation/Profession/Position and/or your Company Name {If any}.

Looking forward to hearing from you shortly.

Regards.

CHIEF EGO
REPRESENTATIVE, WORLD BANK FOR AFRICA AND EUROPE

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