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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: "SENATOR C.K JOHN" <senator49_ck_john@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: senator_ck_john46@myway.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:44:11 -0800
Subject: ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
25B PRESIDENTAL COMPLEX VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA
Cablegram: presidency.
Ref: FGN/NHX/VOL. XX7-X1/06
>From The Desk Of Senator C. K. JOHN Chairman Foreign Payment Unit

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

Sir,

This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of
your contract funds with the Federal Government of Nigeria due to the
complain you contractors make to United Nation and World Bank to sanction
Nigeria Government not to have any other business relationship with any
country till we settle all our outstanding debts our to you foreign
contractors.

A meeting was hold here in Abuja regards to this sanction from the UN and
World Bank to the settlement of this debts own to you contractors, I wish to
inform you that an International Certified Bank Draft worth of US$7.5Million
has been raised in your favour as your name appear in our computer with some
other vital documents that will help you cash the draft in your country
without problem and the balance will be paid to you in known distance time.

You are to come down here in Nigeria for the collection of this
Draft/Documents but alternatively if you can not make the trip here in
Nigeria for the collection of this Draft/Documents here in Nigeria with a
genuine reason you are to pay the US$365.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty Five
United States Dollars Only) for the Issuance Fee and DHL Fee of dispatching
to you be inform to contact only this Office Foreign Payment Unit senator C.
K. JOHN on this direct Telephone number 234-8033666669 Fax: 234-1-7743039
for the collection of this US$7.500.000.00 Draft/Documents in your returning
mail to this office reconfirm your phone and fax number.

Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in
regaining back our position with the UN and be advise to stop any other
further contact with any office that is previously handling your payment
they are not in position again to effect your fund in other not to
jeopardize your effort of receiving this funds even your local
representatives here in Nigeria and attorney they done harm then good every
day in your contract file regards to change of account not given by you
contractors.

Understand that if you are cut by the Nigerian Telecommunication Monitoring
Unit (NTMU) you are to pay a fine of US$20.000.00 for not adhering to our
instruction is not our wish to have your funds delayed a word is enough for
a wise.
BEST REGARDS.

Senator C.K. JOHN.
Chairman Foreign Payment Unit.


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