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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: "CARGO /SHIPMENT UNITS. PRESIDENCY" <oluabdulah@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:43:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: APPROVED PAYMENT BY CASH SCHEME SHIPMENT.


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY. (GAZETTED EXECUTIVES COUNCIL FOR CASH PAYMENT SCHEME)
( DUE PROCESSED UNITS -CARGO SHIPMENT )
GARKI-ABUJA.




FROM THE DESK OF
CHIEF OTUNBA OLU ABDULAHI.


Dear Beneficiary.


Re: Approved cash payment Scheme In Your Favour.

We are newly inaugurated commission in the /Federal Executive Council /Due-Processed Commission in the presidency, we are operating under the supervision of His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ,The President of Federal Republic/The Chairman of West African Leaders, I am mandated to inform you about the latest development regarding your over-due payment, in which part-payment of $11.3 million was approved by entire national executive council meetings held on last friday 12/5/2006 through a special cash Scheme shipment to your destination through immunity diplomatic channel method as the result of failures by bank to bank transfer for many years now.

However, can you Confirm if the arrangement will be okay by you and as well taking care of the clearance on arrival in your country, if it is brought so that we will process the parkaging and procuring yellow tag clearance on your behalf, since it will reduce the volume of bureaucracy and international monetary funds(IMF) and European union monetary network monitoring every movement of transfer above one million dollars regarding the last issued of September 11-2001, that is involved by direct transfer from being claim as money laundering or anti-terrorism sponsorships as the case may be in the world today.

If you ask me, I will suggest it to be diplomatic shipment, which is very safe, as for the diplomatic arrangement is very safe and the content of the shipment will not be make known to them ,the consignment will be well seal on a metal box without any body knows the contain is money.

Note: According to those calibers involved here, It will be done through one of the offshore banking money movement by top diplomatic packaging scheme shipment.

if this arrangement is ok with you, then let me know as soon as possible so that we can go ahead and finalize the arrangement for the lifting soonest upon your confirmations of beneficiary status.

The arrangement has been concluded by the diplomats to bring the consignment to you in any of destinations of your choice without them knowing the real contain of metal box but we tagged it as Government Vital Personal effect, upon arrival they will contact you for the delivery.

Keep me posted asap on this option so that we shall proceed accordingly.

This will be a faster process due to the delays that resuscitated with the transfers now as a result of the global trend of terror. Please do confirm if this option will be ok for you so that the arrangements will be concluded immediately.

If this arrangement is okay by you then confirm the correct address for the delivery to you and beneficiary claims and pass release coded to be use when they call you.

Regard,
Chief Otunba Olu Adulah.
The Inspection of Cargo /shipment lifting.
Office of the Presidency.




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