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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: "THE PRESIDENCY"<priority@handbag.com>
Reply-To: <boc1473@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:28:54 +0100
Subject: SUSPECT: Cash Call from the Presidency 70.21.121.176

                                             THE PRESIDENCY                            
                               DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
                               PRESIDENTIAL COMPLEX BUILDING
                             
OUR REF: FMF-FGN/NNPC/PTF.
RE REF: PEN/FGN/NG.
 
From the Desk:
THE PRESIDENCY.
 
ATTENTION:Sir/Madam,
 
                     RE: CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT APPROVED.
This is to inform you that your  payment  has been  Approved  by the UNITED NATIONS(UN) /INTERNATIONAL MONEYTARY FUNDS (IMF)/WORLD BANK / Presidency/Nigeria Government (FGN) JOINT PANEL on Debt Reconciliantion  .Immediate release of ALL winners Debts / Contract Inheritance has been  issued irrevocably .Which you are Lucky to be amongts the  beneficiaries.
 
According to the information gathered by Foreign Payment Unit Office (FPUO)/ Federal Security Agency ,  has confirmed  that some unlawful officials in the CBN and Federal Ministry of Finance(FMF) are using their  powers/position by charging beneficiary illegal fees which federal government of Nigeria did not authorized.  In this regards, all the officials  involved  many of them has been arrested and sacked and some under investigation after our conference meeting with Federal Executive Council, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Senate President and House of Assemble respectively.The Representative of the Africa Union (AU),UN.IMF Representative in Europe ,America and Asia.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
A.  UN/IMF DELIVERY OFFICIALS has been appointed  named MR JOSEPH PUTA  BROWN , mandated to deliver your Approved  funds to you in your country of residence.
The funds total US$8.5 Million  Only  Approved in Your Favor  will be deliverd to you alongside Approved  Back UP Documents  by the Delivery Officer Named Above who has just informed us of his arrival   at JFK International Airport New York  in the United States of America . Before  he can deliver the package (funds) to you, you have to reconfirm the following information so as to ensure that  you are   the right person/Beneficiary.
1. Full Name
2. Residential Address
3. Age
4. Occupation
5.. Direct Telephone Numbers
6. A Copy of Your Identification.
After verification of your  information you will be  contacted  so that   final arrangement on the exact time to he will  Deliver  your package to your residential address. Send the requested information in orther to proceed.
Below is the Contact Details of the Delivery Officer in  JFK New York USA
Delivery Officer`s Name: Joseph Pat Brown
Email: jpbrown207@live.com
JFK International Airport,
New York
Tel: 718 690 90
Reconfirm Your Details and  Call him immediately on the above Phone Number.
 
70.21.121.176 jag

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