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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: Jonah Otunla <jeancarlos1@ibest.com.br>
Reply-To: jonahotunla31@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 14:01:33 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION

FROM THE DESK OF:
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
MR.JONAH OGUNNIYI OTUNLA
PHONE:234:80831292


URG:ATTN: Beneficiary,

Following a meeting held on October 21, 2013, with Nigerian Minister
of Finance, Senate committee chairman on local and foreign debt
payment, in conjunction with office of the presidency, all receiving
directives from office of the Accountant General of the Federation of
Nigeria,be advice that your NEXT OF KIN FUND/contract fund VALUED the
sum of US$$45M (Forty Five Million United States dollars only) has
been officially authorized for your immediate payment through the
office of accountant general of he federation, under the supervision
and authorization of the above bodies upon compliance with stipulated
guidelines given to us which will entail you to reconfirm your
following information's to tally with your Information's already
submitted us.

1. Your names in full:
2. Your house/office addresses:
3. Your working Mobile phone and land phone for easy communications:

You are also advised to contact this office immediately upon receipt
of this mail; THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
MR.JONAH OGUNNIYI OTUNLA with the above information for immediate
payment of your next of kin/contract fund without any iota of delays.

Why this new development is because of the information received by
this office and the Presidency on how you have been going through the
back door with dismissed corrupt commercial bank officers in Nigeria ,
that have the knowledge of your fund payment before they were
dismissed.

Do not think that through this people you will receive your fund,
because they will do a lot of things to extort money from you which I
believe you might have been a victim.

To avoid had I know, I was not told , or I was ignorant, you should
try to stop any further dealings with any body or group of person(s)
who under the guise of one document or the other extort money from you
and at the end you will be abandon half way without receiving your
legitimate fund.

Yours truly,

Mr.Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla
Accountant General of the Federation.

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