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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Foreign Affair <offshorepaymentofficelondon@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: YOUR UNPAID CONTRACT FUNDS


>From the Desk of Hon (Dr) Olu Adeniji,
Foreign Affair commission on Foreign contractor unpaid contract funds.

Attn:Amarjit Singh

SOLUTION TO YOUR UNPAID CONTRACT FUNDS

Iam Hon (Dr) Olu Adeniji, of the senate committee on foreign debts and financial matter under the office of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.i'm presently heading /in charge of the offshore payment center in london for the verification/payment of all unpaid overseas contractor funds from the year 1995 till date according to order of the this present civilian regime that states that all pending or unpaid funds to any overseas creditor should be released to the contractor with immediate affect without undue delay.

My office monitors and controls the affairs of all offshore payment centers banks and financial institutions in my country concerned with foreign contract payments.

I am the final signatory to all foreign transfers of huge funds moving within banks both in our apex bank and all our offshores payment offices in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before me the list of foreign contract payment files,which are due to be transferred to their nominated accounts.
Meanwhile, we identified some of these accounts to be ghost accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among the under listed contractors expecting their funds to be transferred into their accounts, on this note; I wish to verify from you if you have sent any person and An Attorney Tom smith who claimed to have been representing you as your lawyer to present a different account number and different beneficiary of your sums,as he has presented a sworn Affidavit to back his claim of diverting your over due contract funds into a different account number in Europe .

I have the file before me and hope they data's are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirm your banking details for me to properly authenticate them. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of your funds into your account upon clarification that you are alive not died as Attorney Tom Smith your claimed .

It will interest you to know that within 72 hours without any communication from to this Honourable Office we will not hesitate to transfer the funds to the account presented by your layer.

Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.
I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two days ago from the Senate Committee on Foreign debts and financial matter for oveerseas Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the contract sum to your nominated account following my idea that we have an agreement and I am going to perfect the paperwork legally.upon receipt of legal details confirming you the owner of the funds in question.
Condition:
Any creditor must be present to endorse the funds release order documents officialy before the funds will be finaly transfered into his or her account.

All your communication must be directed to me and all correspondence will be strictly by private email / telephone and fax, for security purposes.
3. There should be no other third parties as most problems associated with such payments are caused by their agents or representatives.

If you Agreed with the above instruction and conditions, l will advise you on the nextline of action and immediately the fund transfer will commence via our offshore payment center here in London after the final verification without further delay as I would proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 14 working days.
Hon. Dr. Adejj Olu
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.
+44-7024028043


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