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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: "FRAUD INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <investigationdepartment212@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 12:09:53 +0100
Subject: FROM: THE OFFICE OF MRS.FLORENCE IGE

FRAUD INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
FROM: THE OFFICE OF MRS.FLORENCE IGE
THE CHAIRMAN OF NIGERIA INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT(N.I.D)


ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,


TO ALL FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES,CONTRACTORS,AND NEXT OF KIN. THIS IS TO
INFORM YOU ABOUT
THE NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FINALLY ENDORSED AND APPROVED BY THE
FEDREAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO BE RELEASE THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK
NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN PAYMENT TRANSFER.


YOU MAY BE ASKING HOW COME ABOUT THIS FUND? IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE
FEDREAL
GOVERNMENT TO ALL THE FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES SINCE THE YEAR 2006, DUE TO
CHANGE OF
POWER IN GOVERNMENT THAT PROMPTED TO THE DELAY OF RELEASING THIS FUND
WHICH THE
FEDREAL GOVERNMENT WITHHELD FOR SOME CERTAIN REASONS IN OTHER TO MAKE
ADEQUATE
INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE CLIAM BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL WILL BE ISSUED
OUT IN YOUR
FAVOUR.


BE INFORMD THAT YOUR OVER DUE ENTITLEMENT FUND IS READY TO BE RELEASED TO
YOU AFETR
THE SUMMIT MEETING HELD AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL TERRITORY(ABUJA)
IN WHICH
AN INDOOR MEETING WAS HELD BETWEEN MY GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
FUND
(IMF) WORLD BANK AUDITORS,REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,ASIAN AND
AMERICAN
CONGRESS RESPECTIVELY CONCERNING THE DEBTS OWED TO FOREIGNERS.


FEDREAL GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO RELEASE $16.4BILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS
FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL THE DEBPT OWED TO FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES, IT WAS
FURTHER
AGREED THAT ALL THE BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE CATEGORY "A" WILL RECEIVE THE
TOTAL SUN
OF $30 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS EACH AS FINALLY APPROVED AND ENDORSED
BY ALL
THE PARTIES PRESENT IN THE SUMMIT.


A GREAT PANEL HAVE EQUALLY SET UP TO ENSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
UNDER
THE CATEGORY "A"RECEIVED HIS OR HER INHERITANCE,THIS IS OUR REASON FOR
CONTACTING
YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES APPROVED TO THIS INHERITANCE UNDER THE
CATEGORY"A"
AND THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR CLAIM.


AFTER A GREAT MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT REGARDING THE ($30 MILLION US
DOLLARS) THAT
WAS APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOUR A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE SOME DAYS AGO IN THE
NAME OF
MRS. CAROL DUCKER CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE
FOLLOWING


ACCOUNT DETAILS:
NAME:MRS CAROL DUCKER
BANK NAME:WELLS FARGO N.A
BANK ADDRESS:SAN FRANCISCO CA.USA.
CC ACCOUNT NUMBER:007864879

BEFORE THE FINAL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO MRS CAROL DUCKER WE HAVE BEEN
INSTRUCTED
BY THE PRESIDENT UMARU YAR'ADUA TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.BASED
ON THE
ABOVE, YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN 72HRS TO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF TRULLY
MRS .CAROL DUCKER
IS FROM YOU SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT.


FINALLY,ALSO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING TO THIS OFFICE IN OTHER TO ENSURE
PROPER SAFTY
ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE:


(1) FULL NAME....................
(2) CONTACT ADDRESS.........
(3) PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER/FAX NUMBER.............
(4)CELL PHONE:........................
(5) OCCUPATION/POSITION.................
(6) AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:..............
(7) NATIONALITY:....................


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE INFORMANTION WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL THE
NECCESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT YOUR FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY. HOWEVER WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT
DETAILS TO
THE SAID MRS.CAROL DUCKER IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU AFTER 72HRS FROM
TODAY.WE
ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCETHIS TRANSACTION MUST HAVE INDULGE YOU
THROUGH.


BEST REGARDS,

MRS.FLORENCE IGE
CHAIRMAN OF THE INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT(I.D) (N.I.D)
REV BARNABAS ADAMS (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN NID)



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