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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: "From Mrs. Anna Kowalska" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:21:18 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2009.

FROM OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
COMPENSATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2009.

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/06654/09 ($3.5Million USD)
This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED
NATIONS INTERNATIONAL FRAUD MONITORING UNIT,I wish to notify you that
Zenith Bank Nigerian PLC,has been authorized to pay out to 50 innocent victims
of the widely know internet scam called Advanced Fee Fraud aka (419) the
sum of US$3.5m (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only each).You
have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims.


On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the
last U.N. meeting held at Abuja, Nigeria, as it has come to an alarming
proportion based on reports from different victims, some of these victims
have almost lost their lives, families, properties, and friends. The most
alarming aspect of the issue was on the amount of money lost by these
various innocent individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all
over the world today, and in other to compensate victims, the UNITED
NATIONS Body in conjunction with the newly elected government in Nigerian
has agreed to pay 50 victims $3.5Million each in accordance with the
UNITED NATIONS mandate imposed on the government to help eradicate this
evil and corrupt practice.


Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the
payments are to be made payable only by Zenith Bank Nigerian PLC, as the
corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the BRITISH
GOVERNMENT.


Benefactors of this compensation award will have to be cleared and
recommended for payment by Zenith Bank Nigerian PLC,according to the number of
applicants at hand, 11 Beneficiaries has already been paid so far, over a
half of the victims are from the United States, We still have an
outstanding of 39 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have
not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and
possible Consideration.


We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get a response
from you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment. Send a
copy of your response and payment code listed below to our remittance
officer
Mrs. Virginia Hennie through the details stated below.


SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/06654/07
Amount: $3.5Million Dollars
E-mail: (mrs.virginiahenie2009@gmail.com)
You are required to forward the following information listed below
immediately;

1) Your full name and residential address
2) Your direct phone number
3) Your file reference number
4) Your nominated account details where your funds will be transferred into.
5) Your age
6) Attach copy of your identification

You are required to forward the above details to the payment officer to
know that you are a true beneficiary to the fund as we await your
immediate response. Kindly, adhere strictly to this instruction thereby
helping us to avoid payment irregularity
Yours Faithfully,


Alhaji Baba Gana Kingibe
Secretary, Office of the Presidency

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