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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: "National Assembly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ositaopara@live.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:35:37 -0700
Subject: Your Over Due Contract/Inheritance Funds

From: The Office of MR.OSITA OPARA(OFR)
Federal Goverment Debt Settlement Committee
National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Attn: Beneficiary,


Your Over Due Contract/Inheritance Funds.


We write to notify you of a new mandate on the release of your over due payment.


After the last meeting of the Federal Executive Council in conjunction with the Senate Committee on Debt Cancellation

Management, held on the 25st August 2009 where it was resolved that all outstanding debts and payments, owed to both foreign

and domestic clients be reviewed. It has been resolved that all contractors and Inheritance funds, belonging to individuals who did not even know about their funds must be paid.


Prior to unanimous decision taken in regards to this, our Federal Government have approved and marked Ten Billion USD

($10,000,000,000) to all individuals who are being owed by Federal Government. Have you been informed about this funds earlier? If not you have to sit up so that someone else will not claim your funds. There have been cases of people claiming people's funds, because no one informed them about it. I do not want to start explaining all of these on the email, otherwise this message will be too cumbersome to read. We at the anti-corruption department are fighting hard to stop injustice and the claims of people's funds because they were not aware of their funds.


It was on this note, that we are contacting you for your $800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) part-payment. It is

important to let you know that all part-payment for all contacted beneficiaries has already been programmed waiting for the

response of those concerned for the transfer to be completed. In view of this you are advised to re-confirm your information to this office to enable us carry out your payment processing successfully. Please note that your urgent attention to this matter will be highly needed, as it will help us to clear this subject matter timely and get your payment transferred immediately as instructed by the Federal Debt Resolution Committee. Your are advised to reconfirmation your information as follows:


(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Full Address:
(3) Your Age And Marital Status:
(4) Your Occupation:
(5) Your Telephone/Fax Number:
(5) Your Nationality:

We await your urgent reply.
Email:ositaopara@live.com
Best regards,
Hon. MR.OSITA OPARA(OFR)
Chairman Federal Goverment Debt Settlement Committee


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