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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: Rev Dr John C Tolu <revdr-----john@att.net>
Reply-To: frankmartins1010@maktoob.com
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:41:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING FUND


                              NATIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY FUND
                        OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA                        FOREIGN PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION BOARD                         TEL+ 234- 8083689123   EMAIL: frankmartins1010@maktoob.com
Attention: BENEFICIARY
RE: PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING  This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your Inheritance fund/contract fund. The instruction to this Board to authorize your payment was given by the President GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR)following intelligence report on foreign payment he received which revealed that the lower offices and department including some departments  and other banks, are engaging in the practice of payment delays through unnecessary use of bureaucratic office process and imposition of unauthorized fees. This apart has been allegations that some officials of the listed banks above deliberately divert funds approved with the name of a beneficiary to accounts that were not given by the known Next of kin after the due processing and approval of such payment. To avoid and curtail such, official misconduct and deliberate delay of foreign Inheritance payment under one flimsy reason or the other, the President of the
country therefore mandated this office to raise beneficiary payment and ensure that such payments are received by the beneficiary inheritance payment within a short period of time from the day of notice. Based on the information contained in your inheritance files/contract fund and records submitted to us from  your name was in the list of Category “A” Inheritance claim/contract fund whose payment have been verified and approved with the records indicating that your payment has long been over due. The directive from the President based on all these findings is that this office should make immediately and uninterrupted payments of your inheritance fund/Contract fund direct from the Federal Treasury. Other offices including any of the above listed banks earlier handling your payment have been advised to hand over to this office to avoid duplication of efforts, though such offices hesitate to let you know of this new development. In respect of this,
this office held a meeting with the representatives of concerned government bodies during which your inheritance file/contract fund and other information of your payment were submitted.After going through your file a lot of official regularities, impending stop orders and complexities surrounding the payment were discovered. This office and the concerned bodies unanimously decided and approved that your inheritance payment/contract fund will be raised in Certified International Bank Draft / Cashiers Check. The Check / draft will be raised either in your name or in the name of your Company as the beneficiary. As soon as the Check / draft is raised, you will be required to present the Check /draft at your bank for confirmation and crediting of fund into account. This will take 3-5 days of depositing of the Check / draft in your bank.or your contract fund/inheritance be paid by electronic wire transfer. You are therefore advised to liaise with this office
on Direct Tel: 234 8083689123 immediately on receipt of this notice for further directives.
Yours faithfully,REV. DR. JOHN C TOLU
E-MAIL: frankmartins1010@maktoob.com
Chairman: Foreign Payment Authorization Board

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