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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: "Dr.Pius Anyim Pius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <piusanyim2013@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 18:42:23 -0400
Subject: Your iheritance fund is ready.

Office Of The Presidency,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria,
Asorock Villa Abuja Nigeria.
 
 
Attn:Honorable Beneficiary.
 
 
Be informed that after last Federal Executive Council meeting (FEC) with senate committee on foreign debts reconciliation, the
presidential payment and implementation panel on contract/inheritance/compensation funds have unanimously approved the
total sum of (USD5M) in your favour as your part payment and the approved fund has gazette for claim, this was under the auspices of
Nigerian President and commander in Chief of Arm Forces (Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR).
 
 
Consequence to this notice, let it come to your mind that your approved fund will be coming to you via atm (visa card) in this
regards you are obliged to reconfirm to this honorable office these bellow information's to avoid wrong delivery of your card.
 
 
Full name:
Present house address:
Private telephone number:
Occupation:
 
 
Upon confirmation of this information's as stated above, we shall refer you to your Federal Government accredited paying bank for
immediate processing and uploading of your atm card.Be guided with the directives hereon as we have put all modalities in
place to make sure all benefactors receive their atm visa card and commence withdrawal with out any hitch.
 
 
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Pius Anyim Pius ,
Secretary general federal
Republic of Nigeria.(SGFN)

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