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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: "HON. MANSUR MUKTHAR" <mansur1mukthar@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:40:24 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: TRUST


ATTENTION:

I am Hon. Mansur Mukthar, recently appointed Minister of Finance,federal
republic of Nigeria,i want to inform that as the final signatory to any
transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local
and international levels in line to foreign contracts/inheritance
settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among
the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on
this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds.

My office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract
payments/inheritance deposited fund. I have your file before me and hope
your data? are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirms it. As it is
my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal
Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received some days
ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to
submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract/inheritance
sum following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do
this legally.

MY CONDITIONS
1. The 20% of the total amount only will be paid into an account I will
provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your! sum into your
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.
2. All correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security
purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your
name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days
mandate.REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS :{mansur1mukthar@gmail.com}

Yours faithfully
HON. MANSUR MUKTHAR
MINISTER OF FINANCE
+234 8056 237 101




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