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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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Fraud email example:

From: Foreign Debt Unit FGN <info_foreigndebtpayment5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info_foreigndebtpayment_fgn@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT FUND


FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL
TEL/FAX :234-8050476344
EMAIL: info_foreigndebtpayment_fgn@yahoo.com

OUR REF: CCRP/FGN/TF/01/07
YOUR REF: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT. CONTRACT NO:NNPC/PED/FGN-/07/NEW
CONTRACT AMOUNT $10.6Million

ATTN:Sir,

From the out come of our verification/Review of your contract file, we needed more information from you which is in line with the contract due process regulation act.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO:
According to the contract new policy regulation, all the process of due process must be followed before your payment will be effected in your nominated bank account.
it is because of not doing the right thing by verifying foreign contractors file well,by corrupt officials, they only extort money because their aims and aspiration is not to do the work but to extort money. But as far as i am concerned it is our resolve to make sure your contract fund is paid to you after you might have completed all due processes. After verifying your file, we found out that there is no CONTRACTORSHIP IDENTITY CARD which is important before your payment will be effected. Secondly, Your contract file needs legalization/Normalization because it has been dormant for years.

Finally, make sure that you send your contractorship identity card.if you do not have it, you have to send two colour passport pictures through email attachment to this office .One will be sent to you ,while the other will be in your file with us.
The policy is that before huge amount of money of this magnitude is to be transferred the beneficiary has to come to our office in ABUJA- NIGERIA to sign for the final release order, but if you cannot come because of one reason or the other, you have to write a letter of Authority to any lawyer you know empowering him to represent you as well as assigning the final release order for the fund in question.But in case you do not know any reliable lawyer you are free to let me know so that i will get one for You.

DEDUCTION OF MONEY FROM YOUR FUND:
it is against our policy to deduct money from source, i.e. you been the beneficiary of this fund has only the right of claim because all the vital documents to this fund bears your name. so it is not possible for us to deduct a cent from your fund until it is transferred to you.

MODUS OPERANDI
Because of the above reasons you have to comply with us accordingly so that we will approve your contract fund for onward process of remittance by our apex bank Central Bank of Nigeria or any our offshore payment centres .
I promise you that with my position as the chairman in charge of this office, i will make sure you receive your payment only if you can
co-operate and take my advise.

Reply as soon as possible and call me for more information.

Yours Faithfully,
Rev.Dr Patrick Ubah
Foreign Debt Unit



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