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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: "Debt Management Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kh8003300@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 01:00:42 +0200
Subject: Payment Code (NENE11912)

Good day,

This is to inform you that the Presidency the disbursement of a total sum of US$2.6 Billion from the country's Consolidated Crude Oil Revenue Account, towards settling list of foreigners whose inheritance/contract transfer have stalled for the past 2 years, owing to the gross corruption that characterized the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank payment exercises. Based on the directive from the Presidency, we have concluded arrangements for the immediate transfer of your payment.

As the Director, Debt Management Office, we had carried out a final round of judgment on petition brought against the bank handling your transfer by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Bank failed in its responsibility to account for foreign exchange of US$7.5Million approved in your favour under the Provision of Section 12 & 59 of the Bank and other financial Institutions Act, 1999 amended.

We also realized that your local partners who initiated your claim were forced to turn against you after realizing they did not possess the requisite contact and influence to assist you recover your diverted payment. It is further reported that your local associates and collaborators resorted to extorting money from you to bribe their way through the back door, thus using you as a Guinea Pig.

We have concluded arrangement for the bank to transfer the fund to your account directly through SWIFT MT 103 as soon as we receive your details. It is therefore necessary you urgently reconfirm your details:

1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Phone:
4. Fax (if any):
5. Occupation:

Please quote your Payment Code (NENE11912) while responding.

Congratulations in advance.

Regards,

Rev. Abbey Ojobo
Director,
Debt Management Office
www.dmonigeria.com

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