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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: "Mr. Ben Akabueze" <tuula.mertanen@kolumbus.fi>
Reply-To: cia.o2@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:57:24 +0200
Subject: RE: TOP URGENT !!!

Budget Office Of the Federation Federal Republic Of Nigeria
Ahmadu Bello Way, P.M.B. 251, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
Direct:+234-808-279-5434.
Our Ref: FGN/PRE/VP/XNX/2017.

Attn: Please,


Listen, I am contacting you In respect of your overdue payment in
Nigeria which has not been released from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
for a long time and from my investigations in Central Bank of Nigeria
few days ago,I found out that the delay of your payment is from the CBN
Governor with his endless upfront fees demanding from you in a dubious
way which is against the Law of our International Fund transfer matters.

Now I have seen the difficulties and maltreatment you have been passing
through in receiving your payment in Nigeria, then I had a meeting with
the NNPC Group Managing Director and the Investigation officer In-charge
of International Fund Transfer Matters concerning the release of your
payment from the Nigerian Oil Reserve account with Metro Bank in
Washington DC.

I Personally, decided to call the Nigerian Ambassador in Washington Dc
to give Mr. Brian melo the Metro Bank Head of Credit Unit Department in
Washington Dc a sum of $ 100.00 to help you open A Checking Account in
Washington Dc for immediate release of your approved Part Payment valued
$10Million as I have instructed the the Metro Bank Head of Credit Unit
Department in Washington Dc to Debit a sum of US$ 10 Million from the
Nigerian Oil Reserve account with Metro Bank in Washington DC then
credit it into your Checking Account with Metro Bank as your part
payment, so that it will be easy for Metro Bankto transfer your Fund
from your Checking Account with Metro Bank to your Nominated Bank
Account in your Country.

Please note that with your Checking Account with Metro Bank in
Washington DC which the Nigerian Ambassador have given them $100.00 to
open for you, you are going to receive your Payment from the Nigerian
Oil Reserve account with Metro Bank in Washington DC without any STOP
ORDER by any Security Agents in United States because Metro Bank will
now transfer the $ 10M from your Checking account to your nominated Bank
account in your Country and I pray that Metro Bank will also
provide/issue you A Check Book and ATM Card from your Checking account
with Metro Bank after Crediting your Checking account as I instructed.

Now Mr. Brian. Mole the Metro Bank Head of Credit Unit Department in
Washington Dc is waiting for you to give him your complete information
to enable him set up A Checking Account in your name.

First of all, you are advised to contact Mr. Brian Mole the Head of
Credit Unit Department of Metro Bank in Washington DC through his
Private email address in bracket ( brianmolefe37@foxmail.com ) and let
him know that you contacted him through my direction, then he will reply
to you from the Metro Bank official email Domain according to what I
heard from him.

Brian said upon the receipt of your complete information needed to set
up A Checking account in your name that he will not hesitate to open A
Checking account in your name and then respond to you through the Metro
Bank official email Domain to enable the Metro Bank Auditors to
activate your Checking account, then Credit $ 10M into your Checking
account to enable you have full access of your Fund with your Check Book
and ATM Card from Metro Bank within 48 Bank working hours.

Please copy his email address very well as it stated above and make sure
you do not make any mistake on it



RESPECTFULLY,
Mr. Ben Akabueze
DIRECTOR GENERAL,
BUDGET OFFICE OF THE FEDERATION (NIGERIA)

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