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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: "PAYMASTER GENERAL" <pmg_ng@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rwilly@consultant.com
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:42:49 -0500
Subject: REF: CIRCULAR/NOTIFICATION.

 
 
                                         
THE PAYMASTER GENERAL.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
FED.CAPITALTERRITORY.ABUJA
Tel/Fax: +234-9-2722099.+234-802-2955707.
 
REF: CIRCULAR.
 
ATTN: SIR/MADAM.

REF. NUMBER: FRN/FMF/PMG-1904A6.
 
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER MONETORING UNIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY (FRN), FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL BANKS HAS SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT ABOUT YOUR UNCLAIMED INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT FUNDS TO THIS OFFICE, PART OF THEIR AUDIT REPORT REVEALS THAT YOU MET ALL THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR PAYMENT. AS PART OF THE DUTIES OF THIS OFFICE WE HAVE CLOSELY APPRAISED THEIR SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCOVERED THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN UNDULY DELAYED.
 
THIS OFFICE, THEREFORE, ACTING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF ITS POWERS/
MANDATES ON RECEIPT OF THE USD2.BILLION ENMARKED FOR DEBTS SERVICES OF 2006 BUDGET HAVE CONSEQUENTLY ENLISTED/APPROVED YOUR PAYMENT, THOUGH THERE ARE CERTAIN IRREGULARIES ON YOUR FILE. I WILL ASSIST TO RELEASE YOUR FUND ONLY IF YOU WILL ISSUE A PROMISORRY NOTED TO PROTECT MY POSITION AND ACCEPT TO COMPENSATE ME WITH JUST 5% OF YOUR TOTAL FUNDS THEREAFTER. ALSO DIRECT YOUR COLLEAGES WHOSE FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN PAID TO ME AS I AM IN FULL CONTROL.
 
MEANWHILE AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT:
 
1)    PAYMENT AMOUNT/ REFERENCES 
2)    YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
3)    PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
4)    YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
 
ON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION, YOUR FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED WITHIN 48HRS. NOTE THAT THIS BANK WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INABILITY TO RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE, WE WILL ALSO NOT ACCEPT REPRESENTATIVES OR DELIGATES TO AVOID FUND DIVERSIONS AND INDECENT ACTS THAT MAY NULIFY YOUR PAYMENT, DISCONTINUE CORRESPONDENCE WITH ALL OTHER PAYMENT OFFICES(LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL) AS THIS OFFICE SUPERCEDES ALL OF THEM AND YOU FUND WILL ONLY BE RELEASED BY US.
 
SINCERELY,

King of Cyber Nigeria !, Everything about Nigeria, ...News, ...Jobs ...Etc. Dr.(Mrs) Grace I. Ekwem.

Director: International Remmitance (PMG-ABUJA).

 

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