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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: "MRS.NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA,FINANCE MINISTER." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.info.laialabi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:41:14 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.

OFFICE OF THE FINANCE MINISTER,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
DR.MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA.
EMAIL:fmf.mrsngoziokonjo.ngr@gmail.com
DATE: 30-01-2012

RE:IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE/LOTTERY/CONTRACT FUNDS...PAYMENT FILE NUMBER:FGN/XBNMD00094,2012.

ATTN: Fund Beneficiary.

Sir.

Be informed that all the fees you are supposed to pay before receiving
your Inheritance/Contract funds have been WAIVED off BY The Federal Ministry OF Finance which iam heading. You are to
contact the below bank and officer for your urgent payment as authorized to them hence your payment file has been sent to the below officer and bank for the urgent release of your approved sum of US$5Million only(Five Million Dollars)

Mr.Mahmud Lai Alabi,Managing Director (Intercontinental Bank Nigeria Plc)
Email:www.info.laialabi@gmail.com
Tel:+234-8090-718221.


You are urgently advised to contact him with the below details and call him on phone so that he will Process and release your contract/Inheritance fund to you immediately.all you will need to send to him is the cost for they Bank PRocessing Charge of your payment file which is normal and legal,your Payment Transfer detaisl is as below.


Your PASS CODE is: 999-035-2655 ( Fund Transfer confirmation same day),You have no other payment to make except the Bank processing Charge and Your Payment Of (USD $5Million)will be released to you through Electronic Telegraphic Transfer or by Intercontinental Bank ATM Verve Master Card as you may wish to be paid,This is a newly introduced system of payment by the Intercontinental bank to avoid experiences of incessant fraud,and illegal extortion of money from Inheritance/Contract beneficiaries and to enhance transparency in banking.

Note that the Finance Ministry in Conjunction with the E.F.C.C, FBI/CIA AND THE INTERPOL POLICE UK,
and the UNITED NATION UK, all these organization are working with us to make sure there is no problem at all in this transactions that is going on with these bank which was approved by the President of this country hence both the FBI and HomeLand has endorse your payment and monitoring it as well for final payment,When your funds is transmitted and transferred Mr.Mahmud Lai Alabi will inform you once you have send the Bank Processing Charge to him so that you will apply your Transfer Code and then confirm your funds as transferred into your nominated bank account which you have to reconfirm to Intercontinental Bank for your wire transfer and if you want to be paid by ATM Master Card you also advise.

Note that You will only apply above PASS CODE as issued by the Finance Ministry when you have paid your Bank processing
fee to the bank hence for now it is still invalid until your fund is transmitted to after pthe payment of the Bank Processing fees to Intercontinental Bank,you can try the guideline as instance: * With your digital phone dial our bank access code: 23413423100 followed by, then enter your Account number followed by #, at a voice prompt enter your pass code and # and you will be credited. (This will be when your fund has been transmitted) and the Bank Processing fees Paid by you the funds beneficiary,Any other contact or payment you make apart from the above processing fee is at your own risk and peril,be WARNED as we will not take responsibility for that.


Be informed that so many unauthorized individuals do parade themselves as our officials and impose bogus bills on our contractors with their syndicates home and abroad. Take precautionary measure henceforth as You have been notified by this Ministry.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.
Finance Minister,Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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