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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: "adeniji adeniji" <adenijiadeniji@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 03:43:27 -0700
Subject: Payment Confirmation !


*[image: The National Flag of Nigeria]
*
*[image: The Arms of the Government of Nigeria]* *[image: The National Flag
of Nigeria]
*


*From The Office Of
Abassador Oluyemi Adeniji
Minister, Foreign Affairs .
Area 56b, Garki Abuja
Nigeria.
Telephone:+234-8032951600
Date:19/05/2008*
*Please Reply To This Email Address : (* *adeniji_olu5674@yahoo.es** )*


*Attn: Sir/Ma,

Payment Confirmation:

I am Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria my
office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the
final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within
banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

Your name was among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into
their
account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your
unpaid funds.

I have your file before me and hope your data's are correct and un-tampered
unless u reconfirms it.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to
submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract sum following my
idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS
1. The sum of USD$25.5Million only will be transfered into your norminated
account
after you have confirmed the transfer of your sum into your account by
telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soonest response.*
*Be in peace,
*

[image: The National Flag of Nigeria]* [image: The National Flag of
Nigeria]*
*AMBASSADOR OLUYEMI ADENIJI
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER.*
*Please Reply To This Email Address : (* *adeniji_olu5674@yahoo.es** )*
**

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