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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: FEMI FANI KAYODE Minister <ffk_aviation@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ffk_aviation@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:09:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM: THE MINISTER OF AVIATION. ( CONFIDENTIAL )


>FROM THE DESK OF:
CHIEF FEMI FANI KAYODE
MINISTER OF AVIATION
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION
ABUJA - NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

RE: BELVIEW AIRLINE CRASH (UNCLAIMED COMPENSATION).

It pleases me to make this contact to you based on the ongoing arrangement of the Federal Government of my country and BELVIEW AIRLINE CO. LTD, through the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA to COMPENSATE the families of the ill- fated Belview Airline which crashed at LISA- VILLAGE in Ogun-State-NIGERIA on the 22 of October 2005 killing all 117 passengers and crew members on board the aircraft of which the Sum of $80,000,000.00 USD (EIGHTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) was approved by the Federal Government and BELVIEW AIRLINE Co. Ltd for the compensation project.

Presently, I am HEADING the committee of five (5) members appointed by the Federal Government under my ministerial supervision to handle the disbursement of the compensation FUND to the various families of the air crash victims.

AND only the families of the local victims have been compensated and no foreigner has come up for the ongoing compensation project.

Based on this open opportunity of making FREE and GOOD money to ourselves, I have therefore decided to make this private, personal and secret contact to you base on TOTAL TRUST of your loyalty and ability to understand and respect my position on the BOARD OF THE COMMITTEE for this project.

I will therefore seek your urgent partnership with me in total personal and friendship terms to permit me to INCLUDE YOUR NAME as the NEXT OF KIN to one of the foreign crash victims Mrs. Lori Bourn (Tourist) whose family cannot be traced so that you will stand and CLAIM the compensation and I will guide you in all you need to do for our mutual benefit.

Note that I intend to present $10m (TEN MILLION USD) in your name for this DEAL and it is totally risk free and safe as their will be no trace of any record of such claim. This is strictly between you and myself and for more future business relationship/partnership.

The sharing mode for this little DEAL remain 40% for YOU and 55% for ME while 5% will take care of any expenses incurred in the process. I want you to understand also that the process is simple and totally free from any scandal that might put you off as I will be the one to handle your endorsement and approval for payment and this will be completed within FEW DAYS of your acceptance of this partnership.

I will therefore require your detail information to enable us agree on terms.

I hope to give you all the official details as soon as I have your complete TRUST and CONFIDENCE on this mutual friendship.

Yours Truly,
Chief Femi Fani Kayode
Honorable Minister Of Aviation.



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