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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: just_3mustaphaakambi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:49:37 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY?=

FROM JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKAMBI.
CHIARMAN INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION
HERITAGE PLAZA ABUJA NIGERIA
E-MAIL: just_3mustaphaakambi@zipmail.com.br
ALT.E-MAIL:just_6mustaphaakambi@yahoo.com

ATTN

AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER ON THE RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING
CONTRACT PAYMENT.
THIS IS TO FORMERLY INFORM YOU THAT I JUSTICE MUSTAPHA
AKAMBI,
CHIARMAN INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES COMMISSION IS THE
PERSON WHO IS MAKING IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR
PAYMENT FROM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AFTER CONCLUDING YOUR CONTRACT
SATISFACTORILY.
THE REAL CAUSE OF IT, IS BECAUSE SOME TIME IN THE PAST YOUR
SO CALLED LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES CAME TO MY OFFICE AND SOLICITED FOR MY
HELP IN ORDER TO FINALIZE YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT, WHICH I DID WITH THE
AGREEMENT
THAT THEY WILL PAY ME MY SERVICE CHARGE AFTER HELPING
THEM,BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT LAST? THESE YOUR AGENTS REFUSED
VEHEMENTLY TO PAY ME MY SERVICE CHARGE WHICH NECESISTATED ME TO PLACE AN
AUTOMATIC STOP ORDER PENDING WHEN YOU WILL CONTACT ME FOR YOUR PAYMENT.
BE YOU ADVISED THAT BASED ON MY POSITION IN GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA TODAY, I HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL AND PRESIDENTIAL FIAT/POWER TO
RELEASE OR NOT TO RELEASE EVERY PAYMENT, BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA HAS GIVEN ME THE POWER TO THOROUGHLY CONDUCT INVESTIGATION ON
EVERY CONTRACT
PAYMENT BEFORE EVER IT CAN BE RELEASED TO THEIR VARIOUS
BENEFICIARIES,
MY PROFILE SPEAKS VOLUME OF WHAT I CAN BE ABLE TO DO, AND
REMEMBER THAT WITHOUT ME NOBODY CAN EVER RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT.
I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN
LINGERING FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW WITHOUT ANY FORSEEN PROGRESS, BUT IF
YOU STILL NEED THIS PAYMENT KINDLY CONTACT ME UPON THE RECIEPT OF THIS
IMPORTANT AND URGENT MESSAGE.
IF YOU ARE WILLING I AM READY TO HELP YOU OUT FOR YOUR
AGENTS HERE HAVE NO PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COPORATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKAMBI.
ALT.E-MAIL:just_6mustaphaakambi@yahoo.com






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