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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Doris Madueke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mmadueke01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:23:30 +0200
Subject: GREAT CONSPIRACY AGAINST YOUR PAYMENT BY SANUSI & CO

Dear Sir,
 
 
I am Mrs. Doris Madueke, personal assistant to Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Executive Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria) and I have urgent secret information, which will be of great interest and help to you. Moreover, I am writing this mail because it will be highly immoral keeping you in dark over this matter. My boss and those that claimed to be assisting you in collaboration with some highly placed federal government officials have conspired together to divert your fund to another account without your consent.
 
 
 
The strategy is to frustrate you by demanding several charges, which will definitely force you to abandon your funds. This will also open an avenue for them to tag your payment as unclaimed fund and then transfer it to their own coded bank account overseas. My boss and his colleagues have already concluded plans to use a foreigner to stand as a rightful beneficiary of the fund and his contact person recently visited him in his office in Nigeria, I will attached is the picture taken in his office during my next messages to you but he is currently in Europe to perfect their arrangement. This arrangement has reached an advanced stage and your fund will be transferred to a coded private bank account if nothing is done quickly/urgently.
 
 
 
The most annoying aspect of it is that while they are busy giving you some useless directives, he is at the same time plotting the diversion of your funds. Your bank was recently contacted by one of his cronies just to convince you that something is going on in your favor. Be informed that, it is a charade to deceive you further. You should have asked why after all the series of fees you have paid yet the transaction has remained inconclusive. It is a deliberate act to frustrate you out of the transaction.
 
 
 
However, there are indications that you are still communicating with some syndicates over this payment, but I must warn you to beware of their antics because they are full of deceit and out to defraud you. Why not ask yourself these simple questions, (1). Why has this fund been so elusive to receive despite your commitments? (2) Why are there incessant demands for payments always? (3) Why is this fund too close to your bank account, yet too far away to realize? .Why???? Unfortunately, many foreign beneficiaries have lost their funds through such manipulations by top bank functionaries. You should have asked why after all the series of fees paid yet the transaction has remained inconclusive. It is a deliberate act to frustrate you out of the transaction. Please, keep this information to yourself and never to divulge it to anybody because of it’s consequences on me.
  
 
However, I will advise you on what to do to forestall this evil arrangement and then receive your fund without encumbrances.  Once this evil arrangement is thwarted, you will get your payment without engaging in payment delays through unnecessary use of bureaucratic procedures. Kindly Contact the Official stated below via his direct email address. Immediately you receive this email for more clarification. Please, note that Mr. Philips is from a superior office {PRESIDENCY} Be informed, that Mr. President have authorized him to intervene and also ensure that foreign beneficiaries receive their fund payment without being subjected to all forms of ill-treatment and unnecessary delays. Don’t forget to include this code while contacting him: Secrete Code:
FGN/DMO/BHK/XIV/013. Reconfirm the following to him:
{A} your Bank Account details,{B} Your direct tel/fax number {C} Your Current Mailing Address and a copy of your Id, this could be your driver’s license, int’l passport or work id, Attention: Daniel Philips, Director Special Duties, Presidency Email: p.officeofthespecialduties@yahoo.com
 
 
 
Please, don't expose me because, I am doing this because my conscience keeps blaming me all these while that this has been going on. If you expose this secret, then know that I and my family are in real trouble.
 
 
Many thanks,
Mrs. Doris Madueke.

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