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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: "SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION SCHEME" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lara-adeniran@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:30:37 -0400
Subject: WE HAVE PAID THE NECESSARY FEES FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.

From:
The Special Assistant
(Special Duties)
Office of the President:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat, FCT Abuja
P.M.B 4334 Abuja.
 
Ref: FGN/FS/6748:SVC/7739                                                                                        
 
 
Greetings,
 
WE HAVE PAID THE NECESSARY FEES REQUIRED TO DISPATCH YOUR FUND TO YOU THROUGH A CERTIFED BANK DRAFT.
 
I am Mrs. Lara Adeniran Special Assistant to the President {Federal Republic of Nigeria} on Special Duties. I am contacting you due to the ranging problems you have encountered in the course of claiming your fund from Nigeria. It my utmost duty to inform you that a Bank Draft worth One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($1,500,000) part payment of your unclaimed fund is ready for delivery to you. I know this notification will come to you NOT as a surprise because you have received such email on several occasions.
 
I want you to know it shouldn't have been the concern of the Office of the President Federal Republic of Nigeria whether you receive your fund or not, but due to the series of complains being laid at the United Nations Assembly regarding the fraudulent activities by those instructed to transfer your fund to you in the past; and after due deliberation within the Assembly (UN), a resolution was passed that the President's Office should take personal responsibility to ensure that all unclaimed fund is released to every beneficiary in other to create a good image of the country, and to foster political out-rightness.
 
However, it might interest you to know that all necessary fees which includes the Delivery Fee of your ATM CARD have been payed by the Office of the Presidency. You are only liable to pay the Sum of Eighty-Five ($85) US Dollars ONLY for the Security Keeping on the CARD. This fee is to be paid to the Courier Company Insurance Agent which have taken adequate responsibility to ensure the safety of your CARD. We do not have any reason whatsoever to deprive you of your fund, but the agreement we signed was to ensure that the ATM Card is made available at the point of dispatch to you. For your information, you are advised to contact the Fedex Subsidiary Agent with the following Code: EA848493HFA for the immediate release of your ATM CARD
 
Contact Detail:
Name: Mr. Dele Robert
email: fe.dexcourier@w.cn
Phone Number: +234 809 652 8968
 
NB: We know you might be wondering why we did not pay the Security Keeping Fee, the reason is that the fee serve as proof that you are actually the recipient of the Fund and that the Nigerian Government is not embarking on any act of money Laundry. That is, the fee is your corresponding acceptance that you are the true beneficiary to the fund.
 
We urge you to kindly accept this offer in good faith as we look forward to hearing from you even after you receive your card. If you are dealing with any individual or Organization regarding your fund transfer, you have to stop further communication and send us details for immediate verification. This is in your own best interest as the Nigerian Government will not be liable for any loss of fund.
 
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Lara Adeniran
For:
Office of the President,
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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