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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Martial MOKET" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stro-ci@presidency.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 01:39:27 -0700
Subject: RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN DEBTS.

RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN DEBTS.
 
Hello Sir,
 
This is the Cote d'Ivoire National Assembly Ad-hoc Committee on Local & Foreign Debts. This committee was setup by the national assembly to specially investigate and ensure that all victims of delayed payments are duly paid and compensated. The committee is to work hand in hand with the Debt Management Office (DMO), under the strict supervision of the United Nations and the World Bank to ensure that everybody that is entitled to anything gets what is due to them.
 
We are reaching out to you because for some time now, you have been trying to claim your outstanding inheritance/contract rights, but ended up abandoning your funds for one reason or the other.
 
It could have been that you got tired of the frustrating and disappointing payment system or it could have been that there was something you did not like about the payment procedure. It may have been the corrupt attitude of the people involved in your payment, the bank service, or perhaps too expensive to pursue your payment right.
 
We want to win you back by addressing this matter, to ensure that you receive your payment right, this time without any more disappointment, frustration or waste of your valued time and money, so please tell me what was the actual problem you encountered during the time you tried to claim your payment. We assure you that we will address this matter and you will finally be paid.
 
The National Assembly at its sitting on November 24th, 2015 considered and approved the executive communication from Mr. President for approval to obtain USD 500 Million Credit Facility from the World Bank for settlement of all outstanding Foreign Debts.
 
Based on the submissions and interactions with the World Bank team, we can confirm that the USD 500 Million Credit Facility shall be released by World Bank in the coming month. And in accordance with the borrowing plan, we shall commence payment as soon as it is released.
 
We further would like to inform you that based on the report of the National Assembly Audit Committee, a sum of USD 2,178,544.54 (Two Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty Four dollars and Fifty Four cents) was discovered to be accumulated interest money on your unpaid debt. This was accrued as interest on your fund during the period your unpaid fund remained with the paying bank, which was not released to you.
 
Based on our agreement with the Debt Management Office, we have decided to release the interest sum to you immediately. You will be paid this interest sum by ATM Debit Card payment System. This payment system is the best method that we must apply for easy payment without any problems. It is fast, easy and all that the paying bank has to do is to process and issue you the cards, load your total funds directly in the cards which will be dispatched to you within 72hrs once we instruct the paying bank to process your payment.
 
The total payment Value will be US$2,178,544.54, which will be upgraded in 2 VISA Cards. Each card is to have a total of US$1,089,272.27 loaded on it. Most importantly since each card value will be below US$3Million, it will not be declared invalid and or in "default" situation in accordance with the Foreign Asset Control regulations because any amount above US$3Million is closely monitored under the Financial Services fund clearance and assessment procedures. Another good thing about this payment system is that you will not be asked to provide or present clearance documents like Anti-terrorist or money laundering clearance certificates. Also, this payment method does not waste time, once you comply with the issuing requirements for your cards, your payment is guaranteed.
 
Take note that a maximum withdrawal value of $35,000 (Thirty-five thousand US dollars) is permitted on each card per day, that is to say you can withdraw up to a limit of $35,000 daily on each card which gives you up to ($35,000 x 2) = $70,000 that you can take from the 2 cards every day. Be further informed that the issuing bank is duly inter-switched with banks all over the world; hence you can make withdrawals at any ATM Cash Centre of your choice, any where in the world. Once the cards are issued, it will be dispatched to your address by our appointed Courier Service.
 
You are required to get in contact with this committe without delay for settlement of your interest fund.
 
Thank you for reading this. I wait for your immediate response.
 
Sincerely,
 
Dr. Martial MOKET
Ad-hoc Committee Chairman.

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