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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 FRANK IKE" <frankike2003@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:20:57 +0700
Subject: LETTER

INTERNAL MEMOOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION INTELLEGENCE ON CONTRACT RE-VIEW/RECOVERY 2007/2008
7 MAN PANEL




Attn: Honorable Contractor, 13/08/08 Sir,
Please listing verycareful,

i am very very sorry for the delay of this payment, this would have been done since, but our computer systems was affected with virus and all your informations disappier from the systems,but we thanked GOD everything is in good conditions now. .sorry for the delay this might cost you. This panel was commissioned by the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and newly handed over and inforced by the new President MUSA YARADUWA to review, investigate and to supervise all foreign outstanding depts and to make sure that this new approved (Eight billion five hundred million dollars) $ 8.500,000,000, been payment for this first quarter both old and new depts will go directly to its purposes. CONGRATULATIONS: You are one of the lucky contractors that the sum of $ 10, 000,000 (Ten million dollars), has been approved out of your contract sum for payment now. But during our investigation and reviewing, we discovered two major reasons why your money has not been paid since the
execution of this contract. 1. We discovered a file of one Mr. DAVID MARK from London, trying to divert your fund to his own personal account. So during our investigation/interrogation he was claiming to be the new beneficiary of the contract fund, proving that you authorized him to change your account number to his own company’s name. "CONFIRM HIS STATEMENT" 2. We discovered that most of your document is not signed by your Nigerian representatives why? Furthermore, the members of this seven man panel has agreed to help you out, hence it has come to this final stage. Our conditions: (1) 5 % for members of the panel after you might have collected your fund ($ 10,000 000)(2) keep this secret for the security of the panel. (3)pls our systems affected with virus that was why we have not contacted you since then. Meanwhile, payment has started in our payment centers now, for those who has been clarified and confirmed okay from our office. And again this panel will help you for
recovery, if there is any illegal payment which you made. Finally if we did not hear from you after seven days of this notice, nobody should be held responsible. And we have three methods of payments, for fast and urgent payment,: .(1)We pay throug bank to bank transfer (1) We can aswell pay you through DRAFT.

(2),We pay cash to our customers, if demanded. And this can only takes 7working days. but it will cost you little money. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL : 234-80 52803387
234-80 6334 34991
234-80 6334 34992
234-80 6334 34993
234-80 6334 34994 OR E- MAIL :frankike2003@yahoo.com.cn

SIGN :Hon. Dr FRANK IKE(Chairman)


Major Sani Mohammed, Inspector Olu shola, Okoro Eze, Peter Williams, capt. Tunde Bankole and Sehu MusaMEMBERS


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