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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: "Joseph Emma" <josephemma1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: josephemma_2001@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:59:32 +0000
Subject: FOREIGN PAYMENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT
26B Presidential Complex Ikoya Lagos. TEL:234/8033045641
Cablegram: presidency
>From The Desk Of SENATOR C. K. JOSEPH.

ATTN: Honourable Contractor,Re-ImmediateUS$7,Million Part-Payment of
Your
Contract Fund
withFederal Government of Nigeria.
This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment
of
your contract funds with the Federal Government of
Nigeria due to the complain you contractor?s make to United Nation and
World
Bank to sanction Nigeria Government not to have any other business
relationship with any country till we settle all our outstanding debts
our
to you foreign contractor?s.A meeting was hold at Abuja regards to this
sanction from the UN and World Bank for the settlement of this debts
own
to
you contractor?s, I wish to inform you that an International Certified
Bank
Draft worth of US$7,Million has been raised in your favour as your name
appear in our computer with some other vital documents that will help
you
cash the draft in your country without problem and the balance will be
paid
to you in known distance time.
You are to come down here in Nigeria for the collection of this
Draft/Documents but alternatively if you can not make the
trip here in Nigeria for the collection of this Draft/Documents here in
Nigeria with a genuine reason you are to pay the US$465.00(FOUR
Hundred And Sixty Five United States Dollars Only) for the Issuance Fee
and
DHL Fee of dispatching to you be inform to contact only this
Office Foreign Payment Unit Senator C.K. JOSEPH Email:
senatorckjosephemma
for the collection of this
US$20.000.000.00 in your returning fax to this office reconfirm your
phone
and fax number.
Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in
regaining back our position with the UN and be advise to
stop any other further contact with any office that is previously
handling
your payment they are not in position again to effect your fund
in other not to jeopardize your effort of receving this funds,SENATOR
C.K.JOSEPH Chairman Foreign Payment Unit.
eiving this funds even your local representatives here in Nigeria and
attorney they done harm then good every day in your
contract file regards to change of account not given by you
contractor?s.
Understand that if you are cut by the Nigerian
Telecommunication Monitoring Unit (NTMU) that you are contacting
another
office apart from this mention office you are to pay a fine of
US$20.000.00 for not adhering to our instruction is not our wish to
have
your funds delayed a word is enough for a wise.
Best regards
JOSEPH EMMA


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