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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: Mrs Ibru Ibe <barrmrsibruibeesq@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 05:13:48 -0800
Subject: ATM/LAG/NG

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER MRS IBRU IBE ESQ
THE ATTORNEY TO SENATE COMMITTEE OF NIGERIA
HEAD OFFICE ABUJA NIGERIA
PLOT 1 W USU AVENUE GARIK.

Dear Beneficiary

I am Barrister Mrs Ibru Ibe ESQ the attorney to the Senate committee
of Nigeria, this is to officially inform you that the bank have
verified your contract file presently on the finance managers bank
desk, and he has found out that you have not received your payment of
us$10m due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your payment.Secondly, you are
hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank and
some attorney's who knows nothing about the release of your fund, as
this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive
your payment Immediately.

After the Board of Director's meeting held in Abuja the federal
capital,the board have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.
They have arranged your payment through there swift card payment
center in Europe,America, Africa and Asia pacific, this is part of an
instruction/mandate passed by the senate President in respect to
overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.the bank will send
you an ATM card, which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM
machine in any part of the world, and the maximum daily limit is Five
thousand united states dollars ($5,000.00). If you like to receive
your fund this way, kindly reconfirm your

(1) Your full name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone and fax number .

They shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to
stop any further communication with anybody or office.I repeat again
here that you are receiving this money due to the bank have verified
your file presently on the finance managers desk, and I found out that
you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation
and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your
payment from bank,remember this is not credit card which you will pay
back later, you don’t have to pay back as the bank have already loaded
your fund in to the ATM card.Your file reference code for your payment
is ATM/LAG/NG and should Be quoted in your reply otherwise the
releasing department will not recognize or process you ATM Swift
Payment.

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER MRS IBRU IBE ESQ
ATTORNEY TO SENATE COMMITTEE OF NIGERIA
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES
CC:BOARD OF DIRECTORS [CBN]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

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