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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: MUSA TOFEEK <tef----mu234@att.net>
Reply-To: taofeekmu@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:55:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.

BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF






UNITED KINGDOM LONDON.






OFFICE OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE LONDON






BMF GF/GB/24/2010.






Telephone number: +447011128690













Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$10.550).






payment File No: A-399.













Attn: Beneficiary.













With all due respect, this is to Officially Inform you of a New Order to






the release of your over due Payment fund held on The 10th AUG 2010 by the






British Ministry of finance (UNA-UK). The Senate commission on debt's






Management and foreign review Payment, with the Accountant General of The






Federation.













Period to this proceeding meeting, we have been mandated by the senior






Economic adviser to the British ministry of finance Under the auspices Of






The Accountant General of the federation, to transfer the sum of






US$10,550M Usd to your nominated Bank Account from the British ministry






Of finance Reserved Account.













At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further contact with any






person or Office's whom is not recommended by this Ministry. Our






Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), Code of Conduct Bureau, Legal Unit






and The Guardian civil (C.G) have already apprehended some of those






suspects whom attempted to Divert your Funds.













On this note we will not hesitate as we are under mandate to Ensure that






Your payment is been transferred immediately without further delay to Your






Bank Account.













In respect to this, we have already programmed your fund to be transferred






as soon as we hear from you. Please confirm urgently, to enable me process






and proceed with the Transfer logistics, immediately.













Please note that your urgent attention on this matter will be highly






Appreciated as it will help us to clear this subject matter at the Earliest






Time and Proceed with your Transfer directives immediately as Instructed By






The British ministry of finance.













Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$ 10,550 M from the






Sundry/Suspense Account of the British Government of London being the






official Account for International/foreign Payments/debts. A






Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a






government and operated by certain assigned Government officials being the






authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from






such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be






made from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be approved by






the honorable President being the principal signatory to the Account.













In the combat against fraud, Funds diversion and Funds delay, we have






re-lengthy ensured that several foreign beneficiaries have been Paid






accordingly in Order to retain and rekindle our country's reputation on the






global map because this recent government dispensation is focused and






targeted to relieve all Foreign debts as mandated by the European union and






The Federal Executive Council (F.E.C), Code of Conduct Bureau and The






British Ministry of Finance(B.M.F). Already, a lot of foreign beneficiaries






have been Paid by this Ministry so yours will not be an exception






considering the fact that the honorable President have Approved your due






Funds today dated 10th AUG, 2010.




















Finally, you are advised to forward the following Details to us, for the






Easy accesses to British ministry of finance Reserved Bank Account to






Reference This Transfer.













Your Full Name: _____________________________






Your Complete Address:______________________






Country:______________________






______________






Mobile Number:_______________________
_______

Fax Number:__________________________________

Age: _______________________________________

Occupation: __________________________________

A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required

for official references. _________________________

Company Name (If any) Position and Address________





To this effect, kindly call this office immediately after you read this

official Letter. +447031889925



I hope this meets your due response as matter of Urgent.



Best Regards



(Dr) Musa Taofeek

Telephone number: +447011128690

Foreign Payment,

Deputy Executive Director,

British ministry of finance





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