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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: "Dinka Emma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dinka_emma123@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:29:03 -0700
Subject: Read and note.

FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER:  
Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR       
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
Headquarters,
Ahmadu Bello Way,
Central Business District,
P.M.Box 41,Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria
 
Attention:  Beneficiary,
 
My name is Mr Dinka Emma, Special Adviser to Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR,the Honorable Minister of Finance. I'm directed to contact you by the minister to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mr.Paul Okafor  who claim to be your business associate/ partner in Nigeria .
 
The said Mr.Paul Okafor is claiming to us that you are dead and he will  like to change all the Information that you gave to us as our bona fide beneficiary.To avoid what happened in the past,the federal government has concluded arrangement through diplomatic means to have this fund delivered to you.For delivery of the fund to you,you are to contact diplomat allen george and mrs anita williams.
 
This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all our outstanding payments to all our  legal foreign beneficiaries around the world in which your payment file was affected.
 
As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $12.5million U.S Dollars. We need to  confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we did not hear from you it automatically means  that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Dr.Make Okafor  is correct.
 
You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true  position of things,by using diplomatic means,the ministry of finance is trying to avoid the mistake of remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account.
 
Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your full names and direct phone number  for an easy communication.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr Dinka Emma,
 
For Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR
 
HONORABLE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)

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