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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: "Justice Ike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f.ministryoffinance@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:35:38 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

Attention: Beneficiary


This is to inform you that following the protest of the international
community, the World Bank. IMF and the instruction by the president Dr. Yayi
Boni, that all outstanding foreign debts especial next of kin contract
payment should immediate be release to the beneficiaries forth with
unconditional this year.


In this effect Your Contact Email Was Given To This Office In Respect Of the
Total inherited Contract Sum Owed To You Which You Have Failed To Claim
Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your
Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment, We wish to inform you that
Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment
Centres, which Is The Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West
African States (ECOWAS) that This Card Centre should be Send To You An ATM
valuable GOLD DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM
Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If You wish To Receive Your Fund in This
Way, shouldn't hesitate to Contact Integrated Payment Dept.


Dr. Akpo Martin
Integrated Payment Department
Via a secure e-mail account: { f.ministryoffinance@hotmail.com }


This is inline with the protest and instruction of the International
Community and World Bank. For security reasons in actualizing this dream, you
have to immediately re-confirm to him your full data’s, such as;


{1} your full name
{2} Age
{3} Telephone Contact
{4} Occupation
{5} your correct contact address.


It has been mandated By the ECOWAS Parliament to Issue out to you no much
than (USD$821,000. 00) For This fiscal year 2010 Also for Your Information,
You Have To Stop Any Further Communication with Any Other Person (S) Or
Office (S) if you are still in contact in order To Avoid Any Hitches in
Receiving Your Payment.


Yours in Service
{Mr} Justice Ike
International Settlement Dept.

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