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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: "John Asher" <john.asher@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:36:59 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Acknowledgment

OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
DUE PROCESS AND FOREIGN PAYMENT MANAGEMENT BOARD.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL.

RE: YOUR DELAYED CONTRACT PAYMENT.

Firstly, I want to assure you that I can guarantee the immediate payment of
your contract sum to you without further delays.

In a brief introduction, I AM THE CHAIRMAN DUE PROCESS AND FOREIGN PAYMENT
MANAGEMENT BOARD with the OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA. My office is vested with the sole duty of verifying and approving/
monitoring every international inheritance/contract payment transactions
above USD$1 MILLION coming out of Nigeria .

And presently your payment file has been referred to my desk for final
ratification and recommendation from the Presidency, for payment to your
nominated account. This is in line with our constitutional payment policies.

However, I write you personally outside my official capacity to inform you
on my findings concerning the delay in the payment of your contract sum.
Based on my proper review of your payment file, I am aware of several
reasons behind the delay in your Payment, which has probably cost you a lot
of money.

But I want you to know that I will assist you to redeem your due payment
without further delays.

Yours truly,
John Asher



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