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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 JOHN OSOGEME" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ptfffp.worldbank.nig@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:31:40 -0700
Subject: Final Notification

PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
WORLD BANK & NIGERIA OFFICE
12TH FLOOR, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX
GARKI, ABUJA -NIGERIA
Tel: +234-7055964736
E-mail: ptfffp.worldbank.nig@gmail.com
 
Attn:  Sir,
 
SUB: PART PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE CLAIM HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR PAYMENT VIA CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT
 
This is to notify you that we received a payment instruction together with your payment file from the Federal Ministry of Finance to liquidate your payment within this Third Quarter. Consequent on this directive, it is our pleasure to confirm to you that your claim is one of the liabilities short-listed for payment within this third quarter of the 2016 fiscal year. Your payment was approved sequel to the proposed visit of the new World Bank President to Nigeria, the above mentioned joint task force was established and authorized to release all categories of debt owed Foreign Contractors, Inheritance and Lottery Claims.  The World Bank President queried Nigeria Government after going through the Adhoc Committee report on its request for World Bank & Paris Club to cancel their debt. It was based on these conditions that all debts owed foreign beneficiaries must be paid that the debt Nigeria owed to World Bank & Paris Club was cancelled.
 
 
The World Bank President also mandated my office to stop this un-official misconduct, deliberate delay on foreign payment through unnecessary use of bureaucratic procedures, diversion of funds to other accounts that is not authorized by the beneficiary and imposition of unauthorized fees. The National Assembly has therefore promulgated the Foreign Payment Review/Affirmation Act 1414 directing the CBN, Financial Institutions and Payment Committees to hands off all payments and hand over payment files to our office. This is to avoid duplication of assignment and to avoid creating confusion in the payment process. It is very obvious that some of these offices might hesitate to let you know of this new order due to their ulterior motive.
 
In accordance with this new directive from our Government and the World Bank, an urgent meeting of vital government stakeholders, financial institutions and government committees was summoned by this office. During the meeting a lot of irregularities and misrepresentation of fact was discovered. At the end, we were able to reconcile and regularize some of the details in your file. The information contained in your payment file which was forwarded to our office from the Federal Ministry of Finance shows that your payment is among the “Priority Class” which implies your payment is long over-due. This Task Force has therefore concluded arrangement to release your payment via Certified International Bank Draft. Alternatively, your payment can also be released via Swift Transfer to your nominated account # 7840 0969 3565 with J.P Morgan Chase Bank, New York-USA. Furthermore, payment can be arranged by Diplomatic Means via our Offshore Paying Center e.g. – Spain, London or Switzerl and.
 
 
You are advised to re-confirm your Claim Amount and to confirm to this office within 72hrs the means of payment you prefer. This is to avoid payment to wrong beneficiary as our office or the Federal Government will not be held liable in this regard. Note that we intend to proceed with the remittance on the expiration of 72hrs.  As soon as you contact the under signed on Tel: +234-7055964736 or Email: ptfffp.worldbank.nig@gmail.com further details concerning your payment will be communicated to you.  Swift response is required to enable our office conclude your payment within 72hrs. For your information, there is no arrangement to pay you or any beneficiary via ATM Card
 
Yours faithfully,
 
DR.  JOHN OSOGEME
GROUP CO-ORDINATOR

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