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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: "Mrs. Jovita Chinyere" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jovita.chinyere1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:54:07 -0800
Subject: TOP URGENT/RECEIVED COUNTER CLAIMS YOUR PAYMENT FUND


TOP URGENT/RECEIVED COUNTER CLAIMS YOUR PAYMENT FUND.

Attention: Dear Fund Beneficiary.

I am Mrs. Jovita Chinyere Director of Investigation on Foreign
Contract Payment Admin. Dept., from Federal Ministry of Finance
(FMF).
We received report this morning from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
stated there is counter claims on your funds presently by one Mr. Jean
Jacques Aspirot, who is trying to make us believe you death, that he
is your representive and even explained that you had an agreement with
him to help on receiving the fund on behalf of your family in
receiving your part payment of $5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). After confirmation in
your account then balance to completed executed contract sum follows
accordently.

He presented below account information for the claim:-
Bank : BANESTO
Address: 31780 - VERA, NAVARRA - SPAIN
Iban : ES19 0030 8051 2103 0003 1273
Swift : ESPC ESMM
Account name : Jean Jacques ASPIROT

Kindly reconfirm to us for your urgent release the Premium
immediately. Reconfirm the above information to avoid making payment
to a wrong person. Your urgent compliance to this advice is highly
needed.

Thanks,
You rs Faithfully,

Mrs. Jovita Chinyere
Director of Investigation on Foreign Contract Payment Admin Dept.
Federal Ministry of Finance.
Office Telephone/Fax: +234-1-4345272
EMAIL: jovita.chinyere1@gmail.com



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