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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: "Mr. Ekpo Nta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.ekponta0125@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:37:49 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE??CALL THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY

ICPC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Plot 802, Constitution Avenue,
Zone A9, Central Area,
PMB 535, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
Email: mrjonhsonwilliam@gmail.com
 
 
Motto: Fighting Corruption In Nigeria.
 
 
ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE //// CALL THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY?"
 
I'm directed to contact you by the (WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ) to urgently confirm
 
from you if actually you know one Mrs Lee Woung and COLLEAGUES who claims to be your business
 
associate/ partner in your country .
 
The said Mrs Lee Woung is claiming to us that you are dead and she will like to change all the
 
Information that you gave to us as our bonafide beneficiary. Below is the new banking information
 
were he wish to have this funds transferred to:-
 
Bank of America
6901 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy
 
This development is coming up now that the Ministry want to offset all your outstanding payments to
 
all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world in which your payment file was affected.As you
 
may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars. We need to
 
confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we did not hear from you it
 
automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs Lee Woung and
 
is correct.
You are to contact me as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things
 
with you so that we would not make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong
 
person/account.
Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your Full names and Direct Cell
 
Number for an easy communication, your age and occupation to this effect.
 
Regards,
 
Mr Johnson William
Chairman and Specialist Crime and Operations,
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC)
Abuja, Nigeria

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