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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: fmf info <fmf_web_ng@live.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:50:46 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Payment at Doorstep.................confirm and Reply
Urgent








FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FOREIGN ALLOCATION APPROVALS DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA P M B 1050 GARKI ROAD
ABUJA

Date:27 May 2011

Good Day!

This is to inform you that your total sum of $10.5m ( Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars) has been finally approved for your immediate cash payment to your care in the united state, For security reason also to avoid problems over money laundry and violation of international rules on financial matters our Federal Ministry of Finance has provides maximum security and protections towards your cash payment direct in the united state through a trusted Reliable Courier Company diplomatic personally who will deliver your cash parcel into the united state, I appeal to you seriously and sincerely for your corporation to move this money to your address if you will work with me in honesty.

This Courier Staff is a professional who knows his job very well he has been a staff of a Courier company for 12 years. side attraction is that you are not going to pay any fee until you confirm the arrival and meet the diplomatic agent face to face in the united state of America (NO UPFRONT PAYMENT), I like to let you know that I will be obtaining some vital documents from the presidency office for you to receive this money without any delay before the diplomat will proceed for the delivery of the cash money to you, so you have to assist me so that we can conclude this transaction as soon as possible for the diplomat to deliver the money to you in the state.

For this reason, i will advice you not to proceed further through email massage nor phone conversation with any company,Bank, lawyers Nor any other government official asking you to pay any fees for one reason or another to him or her for any procurement of any legal document as i have already received the legal Tender and delivery document signed and stamped by the Federal Ministry of Finance stamped and sign from the office of the president Federal Republic of Nigeria himself Dr Good-luck Jonathan.

Therefore you are advised to fill this information below with your current information's to enable the diplomatic agent locate you once he arrived with your cash parcel in the united state of America

SURNAME…………………………………………………
OTHER NAME ………………………….
DATE OF BIRTH ………………………….……………
PLACE OF BIRTH ………………………………..……….
SEX………………………………………………………………
MARITAL STATUS ……………………………………….
NATIONALITY ………………………………………………………
STATE OF ORIGIN ……………………………………………………
CONTACT ADDRESS……………………………………………………
TELEPHONE NUMBER……………………………………………………
COMPANY ‘S NAME ………………………………………………………
COMPANY’S CONTACT ADDRESS /
TELEPHONE NUMBER………………………..……….....

Therefore, if you are okay with this method please respond back to me so that I can give you more information on the arrival of the diplomatic schedules to the United state, I awaited your positive response.urgent acknowledgment to this massage will accelerate our correspondences and the delivery confirmation of your cash via diplomatic face to face meeting in the united state.

Best Regards.
Mrs. rosemary lugard

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