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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: "donn uche" <donna_uche203@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:07:21 +0000
Subject: ATTN: SIR,

CONTRACT NUMBER:NNPC/PED/WR-PH/2000
 AMOUNT:$15.5 MILLION (USD)
Attn,Sir
I am a director with the Federal Ministry of Finance and was instructed by the Hon Minister of Finance to find out before the end of this month,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 ofpetitions by beneficiary's has been received by the Minister.
 
what this office want you to reconfirm, with your telephone and fax numbers,any other information, 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.
 
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.
 
Yours faithfully
 
Mr Donna Uche
( Federal Ministry of finance Nigeria)
 

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