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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" <payment2@va3kvd.ca>
Reply-To: frankike2003@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:07:41 -0400
Subject: LETTER



                INTERNAL MEMOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
                ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION INTELLIGENCE ON
                CONTRACT RE-VIEW/RECOVERY 2007/2008
                7 MAN PANEL 13/08/08            
                Attn: Honorable Contractor,                          
                            
Dear.Sir/Mame,

Please listing very carefully,
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 disappear 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  informed by the new President MUSAYARADUWA  to review,

investigate and to supervise all foreign outstanding depths 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 depths 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 ofyour 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 US DOLLAR)(2) keep this secret for the security of the panel.  (3) pleases 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 through bank to bank transfer (1) We can as well 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 a little money. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,
           Tel : 234-803-747-5858           
            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 Musa Members!

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