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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: "Mr Robert Johnson." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertjohnson@freeukisp.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:38:12 -0700
Subject: FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: 2010

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER:
Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Segun)
FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER:
Headquarters,
Ahmadu Bello Way,
Central Business District,
P.M.Box 41,Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria


Attention: Beneficiary,

My name is Mr Robert Johnson, Special Adviser to Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Segun), the Honorable Minister of Finance. I'm directed to contact you by the Minister to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mr.Paul Okafor who Claim to be your business associate/ partner in Nigeria.

The said Mr.Paul Okafor is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like to Change all the Information that you gave to us as our bona fide beneficiary. To avoid What happened in the past, the federal government has concluded arrangement through
Diplomatic means to have this fund delivered to you.

This development is coming now that the Ministry wants to offset all our outstanding Payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries’ around the world in which your Payment file was affected.

As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $12.5million U.S Dollars. We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we Did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the
Information passed to us by Mr.Okafor is correct.

You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message So as to know the true position of things, by using diplomatic means, the ministry of Finance is trying to avoid the mistake of remitting your out-standing payment to a
Wrong person/account.

Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your full Names, Resident Address, Occupation, Age, and Telephone Number Mobile phone number, Office phone, and Home phone and your nearest airport for an easy communication.

Upon the receipt of this mail kindly send the required information immediately for More directives and call me as soon as you receive this mail : Tel: +2348033880365



Best Regards,

Mr Robert Johnson.

For Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Segun)
HONORABLE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)

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