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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" <mrsngoziokonjiwula@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <mrsngoziokonjiiwuala15@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:20:33 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT

Office of the Honorable Minister of Finance
Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
FMF Annex Complex Building Garki, Abuja-Nigeria
Our Ref:CBN/FMF/CBX/021/07/013
Contract No: MAV.NNPC/FGN/MIN.



Attention ,


Re: Swift Transfer Of $10.7 Million United States Dollars Only


I am Director Federal Ministry of Finance and was instructed by the
President Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Good luck Jonathan to find out
before the end of this year, WHY your contract/ claim of your fund have
not been credited to your account, after instructions has been passed to
all various Government quarters that all over due contract/ claim
payments should be released as a lot of petitions by beneficiary's has
been received by the Minister.

Which this office wants you to reconfirm, with your telephone and fax
numbers,any other information’s below, WHY you have not received your
payment
up-till date? However I will give my assistance to make sure your file
is in order for payment as two people came for the claim of the fund and
submitted account saying that you are not well.

(1) Your Full Name.
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number#.
(3) Company’s Name, Position and Address.
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
(5) Copy Of Your Intl Passport or Scanned Identity to prove you.

But you must give me a promissory note stating your willingness to give
me a reasonable amount of money from your contract Payment immediately
you get the payment, after receiving all the needed information’s from
you I will pass your payment to the Deputy Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria Dr.Tunde Lemo will make the transfer of your fund to your
account because our Central Bank Governor will be busy in the office.


Yours faithfully

Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(Director Federal Ministry of finance Nigeria)

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