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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: "EDO BANK NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnamadi101@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:42:57 +0100
Subject: REASON WHY YOUR TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL

Ecobank Plc
Plot 21, Ahmodu Bellow Way,
P.O.Box 72688 Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
E-Mail: johnamadi101@gmail.com
Tel: +2348178267977
DearCustomer
REASON WHY YOUR TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL
After waiting to hear from you for a long time now. A lot of people have been calling me trying to claim your funds $5,800,000.00 USD, even one Steve Green from Barclays Bank and some corrupts officials here in Nigeria who claimed to be your partner like Sanusi Lamido said youre dead and his friend Timothy .W. Long in USA, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new resolution in other not to let it be as if I have anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up if you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell you.
Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really, really with your senses. How Could you keep trusting people and at the end you will lose, or are you being deceived by their big names? They impersonate on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chairmen of one Office or the other.
Their game plan is only just to extort your hard Earned money. Now, the question is how long you will continue to be deceived? Sometimes, they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake Diplomatic delivery, un-exist on-line banking and they will also fake wire transfer of Your fund with Payment Stop Order and even send you fake ATM cards and they will even ask you to pay for (COT FEE) etc.
Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have been following this Transaction from inception and all your efforts towards realizing the Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your ignorance and that of those who claim they are assisting you; it is very unfortunate that at the end you lose. Although, I don't blame you because you are not here to witness the
Processing of your payment.
The problem you are having is that you been told the whole truth about this transaction and it is because of this truth they decided to be extorting your money. The most annoying part is even fraudsters have really taken advantage of this opportunity to enrich themselves at your expense. Those you feel are assisting or working for you are your main problems. I know the truth surrounding this payment and I am the only person who will deliver you from this long suffering if you will abide by my advice.
Soon they will ask you to pay money to receive a compensation of $500,000.00 Do not pay any money to them because they are only interested in your hard earned money and you will never receive any compensation in return, they will always keep coming back to ask for more money.
Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being deceived. Feel free to contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I can explain to you the modus operandi guiding the release of your Payment. Do not panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be guided by your Embassy here in Nigeria.
Contact me upon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your fund and stop wasting your hard earned money. Your Approved Payment of $5,800,000.00 USD will be paid to you via ATM MASTER CARD, your funds will be credited into the said ATM MASTER CARD and will be deliver to you via DHL to your door step and your daily withdrawal limits is $25,000.00 daily and your DHL Tracking number will be provided for you as to enable you Track your Parcel online.
Note that this process will Cost you $480 dollars including the delivery charges of your ATM MASTER CARD only, if youre not ready and willing to follow my official instruction by paying this $480 its better you ignore this mail, do not reply if you don't have the $480 to receive your ATM MASTER CARD. This is the only legitimate way to get this transfer done without any problem; I will also send you some documents that will protect you and your ATM MASTER CARD via same DHL.
Send me your complete address where your ATM MASTER CARD/Parcel will be deliver into along with your Cell phone number.
Kindly contact me via E-Mail: johnamadi101@gmail.com
Thanks and remain blessed.
Regards
John Amadi
Director Head of Operations
Ecobank Plc
Please kindly call for more details
Tel: +2348178267977

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