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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: DR DENADI USMAN <ministeroffinance20@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 05:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT





THE PRESIDENCY DEBT RECOVERY
ON FORIEGN CONTRACT PAYMENTS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
AHMADU BELLO WAY
CENTRAL AREA, GARKI , ABUJA


Attn: Mr. Amarjit Singh.

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT


I AM DR DENADI USMAN NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OF FINANCE WHO TOOK OVER FROM DR MRS NGOZI OKONJI IWUALA WHO IS NOW MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TAKE NOTE.

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your Contract/inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office After extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund would be released on a special method of payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies, Either Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates.

This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD to you with your fund deposited into it and that your contract/inheritance payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification, upon Certification that your file is okay your

Due Contract/inheritance fund will be paid to you via SWIFT CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT Office would direct you on how to receive your over CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier which is going to cost you only $180 for delivery charges to your door step

In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish
this office with the following information.
Your Full Name:
Your Residential/Office address.
Mothers Median Name
Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.
Your telephone number and fax

This Information’s would be used in opening of an account here .It's from here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favour with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address which is going to cost you $180

Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in other to reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data. Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspense account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card is issued.

As soon as I confirm the above information I will direct you on how to send the $180 for courier charges that will deliver the information’s to your door step

Waiting for your prompt response.
Yours Faithfully
DR. DENADI USMAN
Minister o f Finance (Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Federal Ministry of Finance & Economic Development Ahmadu Bello Way
Central Area, Garki
Abuja



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