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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: "NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA REGULAR MAIL SERVICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.dennisclerk@secretarias.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:22:17 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA REGULAR MAIL SERVICE (REV.DENNIS CLERK OFENMU)

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA REGULAR MAIL SERVICE

Attention! Attention!! Attention!!!

Dear Sir/ Madam,
On behalf of the Minister of Finance and other private sectors here in Nigeria brings out this Regular Mail Service to deliver the Unfinished Transfer of Funds and Gratuity that is in the custody of different firms and companies to the rightful owner in any countries. I am Rev Dennis Clerk Ofenmu representing the {GPS} (GlobalPostal Service).

The Minister of Finance has ordered the FedEx, Dhl, Ups, First Bank, Zenith Bank and other firms to release the bank draft and Atm cards to the GPS (Regular Mail Service), So that they can be mailed out to the rightful owners, because there are too many complains coming to our desk from different customers and the {FGN} Federal Government of Nigeria that people are not getting their Instrument to cash their funds and gratuity, e.g people are not getting their Bank Draft and Atm Cards due to the fact that people are not meeting up with the required demands and amount imposed by some of this delivery companies,firms and other sectors and constant require of fees that are too much for people to handle.

We have series of Bank Drafts and Atm Cards here in our custody and they are sealed and we don?t know who and where they belong to we are getting in touch with you to know if you have ever received an email regarding any Bank Draft and Atm Cards please contact us back as we are ready to Mail them to you this was the order given to me and the company by the Minister of Finance ,and the governor of the central bank 0f the federal republic of Nigeria,here in Nigeria.

Here is my contact Number and email address

Full Names: - REV.DENNIS CLERK OFENMU
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (GPS)REGULAR MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE.
Valid Contact: - rev.dennisclerk@secretarias.com
Tel # +234-70250-48121
Tel #+234-80369-57486.


Our terms and condition for this service is for us to get the bank draft and Atm cards to the rightful owner as we are not allowed to open them as they are sealed and we need honest people that knows they have not yet received their funds either in Bank Draft or Atm Cards, So we are expecting to hear from you, As we know need Information about you.

However,I want you to know that delivery via regular mail doesnt cost that much ,and do not hesitate to reprot to the authority involved if you asked to pay a huge amount of money.

The only money attach to this delivery is $155 and nothing more, so please I will advice that if this mail is in any way related to you or concerns you please do not hesitate to get back to us through this informations you have here or better still call the number you have on this mail for confirmations and directives.

Byandlarge,you are to get back to me with the following details of yours so as to enhance effective mailing process as soon as we hear from you immediately,

Name in full.....................

Address..........................

country..........................

sex..............................

occupation/occupations...........

Age.............................

Reachable phone number..........

I will await your swift response sooner than later.

Regards

REV DENNIS CLERK OFENMU.


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