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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. Angelica Owoh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goddynwagbara2009@yandex.ru>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 11:43:07 -0700
Subject: YOUR FINANCIAL BALANCE REFUND

FROM THE PAYMENT DIRECTOR
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMISSION
MINISTRY OF NIGER DELTA
ABUJA P.M.B 20782
EMAIL: nigerdeltacomission@yahoo.com

SUBJECT: FINANCIAL BALANCE REFUND
Sir/Madam,
Based on the outcome of this committees final screning and selection of
qualified applicants for various contracts award for our Niger Delta
development Programe for the 1st Quarter of the year 2009 as is
sponsored by the United Nations, The world Bank and the Federal Government, we
want to inform you that your mandatory contract appliation tender fee of
US$5.3million dollars is to be returned back to you as you based on the
fact that your application did not qualify to win the contracts.
However we are truely sorry for the delays in reaching you as a result
of fatal crash in our computing system where your contact details were
recorded and saved, therefore we decide to reach you through this
means, the decison is that you hurry immediately and contact our director of
refund through his contact information (Engr. Godswill Nwagbara:
goddynwagbara22@yandex.ru or goddynwagbara2009@yahoo.com) furnishing
him immediately with your choice bank acount receving information for him
to tender to our accreditted banks in europe for immediate wire transfer
of your money to you without delays, Expenses or any hitch.
Your immediate compliance to this call will be highly appreciated while
we sincerely appologise for late contact on this matter to you, please
ensure you onfirm your prompt receicpt of this very important message.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Angelica Owoh
Deputy Director
nigerdeltacomission@yahoo.com

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