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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: DR ERIC NANCY <dr.eric827628@msn.com>
Reply-To: <paymentrecordingdept07@indiatimes.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 02:08:50 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT RECORDINGS





YOUR PAYMENT RECORDINGS

From The Desk of Dr. Eric Mancy Director Payment /Recording Dept Federal Ministry of Finance Email address: paymentrecordingdept07@indiatimes.comAddress: 36 – 38, Broad Street ,Tinubu Square , Victoria Island Lagos , Nigeria . Direct Phone.234—803—435—6436 Tel/fax. 234—7026—4736—22. 21/11/008.

ATTENTION:

Compliments of the day, well, my honorable beneficiary and whom it may concern, this vital message is send to you from the reportable office of Dr. Eric Mancy the director for payment/recording in federal ministry of finance, wishing to inform you as one of honorable beneficiary that, after a crucial meeting was held with official and directors of every department in ghana and apex bank (central bank of Nigeria and security company in ghana ) and office of the presidency in (ghana finance controller ) and the top managerial officers in federal ministry of finance, so on the process of the meeting the agenda was on how to offset the diamonds or gold and money they are owning to our both company and individual and contractors both local and foreign contractor or n.n.p.c contractor okay. Note still on the process an issue arise that some of the security and bank are unable to pay all the money they are owning or deposited to their bank to the beneficiary .
Do to some bribery and corruption in the system for the reason they could not be effective to their duties as the result of that the (finance committee in government) decide to withdraw all those payment files from the handling banks and security company and United Nations high Commission offices they brought it back to my office in nigeria to handle the process and effect this payment into the beneficiary bank account within the seven good working day of your good response okay.
Listen very attentive okay, it was during the process of going through the payment files and document I find out that some of the beneficiary payment are stop for no reason like yours and some other beneficiary that is why I have to write for you to respond immediately you receive the vital message for your good benefit.

Look the processing /payment order said that each beneficiary should be paid first,half of their rightfull fund, to complete the full payment after 72 days of your first payment, so what that is processing to pay you now is the sum of $7.5m usd now, Be advised to call on phone and email as you receive the vital message Thanks and God bless you for your understanding and quick response
REGARDS.

DR. ERIC MANCY Director payment /Recording Department, Federal Ministry of Finance


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