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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.Anthony Nakaya" <dr.anthonynakaya176@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:37:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Thanks and God bless



ATTN !!!,

RE:REVIEW OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER

Due to several reports/complaints from millions of people to world bank and International Monetary Fund that banks in African nations always make it difficult or totally impossible for foreigners to complete transfer of their huge sume of money in African banks or its correspondences abroad, the world bank in conjunction with International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) have directed the governments of African nations to release all outstanding funds belonging to foreigners in their respective countries with immediate effect or face economic/financial sanctions.

Consequently, the African Union in compliance with this directive from these world financial organs, has constituted a committee siting in Dakar, the capital of Senegal to review all funds owened in any bank by any foreigner and recommend for immediate release of the money to the beneficiary without imposition of unecessary fees illegally imposed on fund owners but corrupt bank/government officials.

I am the confidential secretary/Personal Assistant to Minister of finance- Republique Du Senegal who is the chairman of this special committee constituted by African Union and my boss directed me to inform you
that your file has been forwarded to him and the outcome of his personal investigations and verifications reveals that there have been a lot of
unnecessary hinderances and bottle necks holding final credit of your money to your nominated bank account due to corrupt government/bank officials who continue extorting illegal fees from you without actualizing the transfer because they have been telling you lies about the actual thing holding final credit of your bank account with the money.

The honourable minister has all it takes to move this money into your bank account. But this could only happen if you accept to allocate 20% of the total money to him as commission.

The minister shall give you detail modalities for the release of this fund to you on receipt of your positive response.Therefore if you accept this proposal which is this last opportunity you have to receive this long awaited sum, please contact me back so that I can arrange discussions between you and the Honourable Minister.

Of course you know you should keep this only between us and stop further correspondences with any person(s) or office(s) in respect to this contract payment.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Anthony Nakaya
(Confidential secretary/Personal Assistant to
Honourable Minister of Finanace, Republique Du
Senegal)








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