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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. President" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wo7783@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:39:10 -0400
Subject: Payment decision from the desk of Mr. President

Payment decision from the desk of Mr. President

This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your contract / inheritance fund which have lied here over several years now, due to your inability to offset the legal requirement for 2011 payment, as a payment policy decided by the ad-hock committee on contract/inheritance payment. It's obvious that new policy have been made concerning long awaiting payments that any person who have not received his or her overdue payment in this my administration should endeavor to secure the Presidential Payment Slip.

However, there is no way you can receive your payment without Presidential Payment Slip (PPS) which swathes all the authorities that may demand for any further document. Therefore, you are required to respond immediately for the procurement of the said PPS.
Alternatively, you may contact the office of the Permanent secretary to the Minister of Finance for the PPS documents as stated by Mr. President on the following information: For any benefit of doubt you can call my adviser on Financial matters Mr. Chima Onyema. +234-816 818 6520 Note: that the Presidential Payment Slip PPS cost just $98 only. You may send the fees to the following information via western union money transfer.
Then the Permanent secretary for PPS

Mr. Chima Onyema.
Address: Lagos Nigeria
Question: White
Answer: White
Email: wo7783@gmail.com

Upon receipt of the said PPS we shall issue a payment instruction directly to your designated Bank without any further charges.
Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan (GCFR)
President Federal Republic of Nigeria

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