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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: "Olayinka Mr. Ayoola" <mr_ayoolaolayinka@mail.mn>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 09:23:24 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


[image: logo of ICPC, Nigeria]
ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area P. M.B 535, Garki Abuja

Attn: Sean Buttermer,

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it’s a realistic
value.

Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago. I
know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to
introduce myself; I am (Mr Ayoola Olayinka) the Legal chairman of "ICPC",
(Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).

On the 1st of October 2000, the President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria
(Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the "ICPC",
(Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly registered under the United
Nations (U.N.O), This particular Commission was initiated to detect
fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly,we were
mandated by the US Government to settle foreign debts/fraud victims/Un-paid
beneficiaries in other to maintain peace in the world at large and also to
create a good relationship with the international bodies.

Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to avert
beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.So far, we have settled the
likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Michael Wagner etc).

You are being contacted by this office because your Case File (A) is the
very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our intelligent
investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you are a victim of
fraud/funds delay. The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the
Legal Chairman of the great Commission and to this Authority I took an oath
of allegiance to settle all fraud victims peacefully.

This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the Nigerian
Government from our initial Deposit Account with Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Nigeria.

For further clarifications/investigation kindly send the below
information to us immediately:

1. Your residential address.
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value.
4. Amount, which you have lost previously.

This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our
verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance
Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank account.

Your immediate compliance to this office will expedite actions on your
Payment because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims to be
settled.

*we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.*

We await your urgent response and for more clarifications you can call this
number +234 8066825151

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ayoola Olayinka
Head of Service
ICPC Nigeria
Direct Tel: +234-8066825151
Email:mr_ayoolaolayinka@mail.mn

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