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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: "The Inspector General of Police." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.thomaskolecbn@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:09:40 -0500
Subject: THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS FROM NIGERIA POLICE FORCE/GOVERNMENT.

NIGERIA POLICE FORCE/EFCC
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
Address: Police Head-Quarters Wuse II Abuja FCT, Nigeria.
Direct Tel: +234-909-462-9956
>From the office of the Inspector General.
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
 
According to the ethics of this office, introduction is always very important on a first contact like this. I am Mr.Suleiman Abba CFR, NPM, mni, the
Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force.
 
This official memorandum is to inform you that we discovered that some officials from Nigeria and London-UK have attempted to divert your funds ( $5.8million United States Dollars ) through a back-door channel. We actually discovered this today, through our secret agents under the Disciplinary Unit of the Nigeria Police after we apprehended (Mr. Ali Aeraby) a terrorist suspect. The mentioned suspect was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Air-Port early this morning, as he attempted to carry the enormous cash value of US$5.8million United States dollar just like this below link attached which you are advice to view (http://www.osundefender.org/?p=189625) outside the shores of Nigeria. In respect to the money laundering decree of The Federal Republic of Nigeria such amount of money can not be moved in cash outside Nigeria because such attempt is a criminal offense and is punishable under the Money Laundering Decree of 1996. This decree is a globalized law applicable in most developed countries i
 
>From our gathered information here in this bureau, we discovered that the said funds in question actually belongs to you but it had been purposely delayed because the officials in charge of your payment are into some sort of irregularities which is totally against the ethics of any financial institution. Presently, this said fund valued US$5.8 Million United states Dollars is under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)/Nigeria Police Force and I can assure you that your fund will be released to you without a hitch provided that you are sincere to us in this matter. Also, we require your positive co-operation at every level because we are closely monitoring this very transaction in other to avert the bad eggs in our society of today.
 
Today dated 4th October 2014 we have instructed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the said funds to (F. ) as the certified beneficiary in question because we have valuable information/records to authenticate that the said funds truly belongs to you.
 
BANK CONTACT INFORMATION.
 
BANK NAME:the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
 
EMAIL:rev.thomaskolecbn@gmail.com
 
TELEPHONE:+234-810-543-9175
 
Account Officer:Rev.Thomas Kole.
 
Be that as it may, you are required to provide us with below listed information for official verification.
 
1. First Name, Middle Name and Last Name.
2. Age.
3. Occupation.
4. Marital Status.
5. Direct Telephone/Fax Number.
6. Residential address.
7. A form of Identification.
 
We await your immediate compliance to this official obligation, so that you can be paid immediately. Call me on Tel: +234-810-543-9175.
 
Yours Sincerely,
The Inspector-General of Police,
Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPM, NPOM, mni
Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Tel: +234-909-462-9956

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