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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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Fraud email example:

From: "PROF. DANGIMA." <juyy@att.net>
Reply-To: <rev.maiga@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:18:15 -0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
FILE CODE #: ATM/BAM/ML
   
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
 
 
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND VIA VISA CARD. In close consultation with the World Bank, IMF and the European Union (EU), this is to notify you of your enlistment as a beneficiary of a recent Debt Management and Settlement Forum organized on the status of global arrangement to have your beneficiary fund settled once and for all. Of course, in the hope that you must have been aware of the past financial leakages in the European foreign inheritance payment system, and frustrations associated there from in your last attempt to claim the fund, where in fund beneficiaries (like your self) was subjected to unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks in lieu of claiming funds due them.
 
The World Body, having solicited and received the cooperation of Nigerian Presidency, in harmonizing the sequence of payments, have discovered from records of outstanding foreign inheritance fund beneficiaries due them that your name and payment has been with held and remain unpaid as a result of such bottleneck. On the prompting of this finding, I wish to officially notify you that already, a total amount of US$300 Million has been provided to the bank for this purpose and it is on first come first serve.
 
With this arrangement, I wish to inform you that ECOBANK has been instructed to issue in your name an VISA Card with the valued amount of US$1.5M. In paying this amount to you, please note that it is without Prejudice to your original inheritance sum. Rather, it is a stop-gap payment arrangement put in place by the World Body to on the one hand ensure that you receive part of your fund, while on the other hand ensure that the process is smooth and without any form of stress what so ever, where as a comprehensive arrangement shall be made in future to pay off the remaining fund due you.
 
Kindly re-confirm the following information below to ECOBANK HEAD OF THE PAYMENT CENTER for final verification of your details so that the funds will be paid in your favor:
 
(1) Your full names
 
(2) Home Address, Country
 
(3) Phone, fax and Cell numbers (up to date) for ease of contact
 
(4) Beneficiary name
 
(5) A Copy of your Identification
 
(6) Your occupation
 
Believing that this arrangement will suit your condition and expectations, we will there fore request for your expedited response to avoid any more delay CONTACT PERSON:
 
Name: Rev.ALBERT MAIGA
Email address: rev.maiga@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +223-70483315
 
Your file reference code for your payment is ATM/BAM/ML and should be quoted in your contact mail to the bank otherwise the bank will not recognize/process your VISA Swift Payment. Note that the ECOBANK have been authorized to handle this payment to keep a clean slate of foreign debt settlement because some Government officials and individuals have tried to transfer this fund to you but failed due to dishonesty and unnecessary demand for fees, You are hereby advised to stop any further communications with any one else or any other financial institution and comply to ECOBANK OF MALI to avoid any further delay.
 
Please note that the United Nations, Government of MALI and USA will not be interested in any complaint from you if you fail to receive your fund via this programme or fail to abide by this instruction.
 
WE APOLOGIZED ON BEHALF OF THE MALI GOVERNMENT FOR THE INCONVENIENCES IN RECEIVING YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAST.
 
Your urgent attention is expected   
 
Thank you.
 
Yours faithfully
Prof. DANGIMA SHITU.
Chief Auditor.

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