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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: MUSA TOFEEK <tef----mu234@att.net>
Reply-To: taofeekmu@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:16:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.

BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF


UNITED KINGDOM LONDON.


OFFICE OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE LONDON


BMF GF/GB/24/2010.


Telephone number: +447011128690





Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$10.550).


payment File No: A-399.





Attn: Beneficiary.





With all due respect, this is to Officially Inform you of a New Order to


the release of your over due Payment fund held on The 10th AUG 2010 by the


British Ministry of finance (UNA-UK). The Senate commission on debt's


Management and foreign review Payment, with the Accountant General of The


Federation.





Period to this proceeding meeting, we have been mandated by the senior


Economic adviser to the British ministry of finance Under the auspices Of


The Accountant General of the federation, to transfer the sum of


US$10,550M Usd to your nominated Bank Account from the British ministry


Of finance Reserved Account.





At this point, we wish to remind you to stop all further contact with any


person or Office's whom is not recommended by this Ministry. Our


Intelligence Monitoring Unit (I.M.U), Code of Conduct Bureau, Legal Unit


and The Guardian civil (C.G) have already apprehended some of those


suspects whom attempted to Divert your Funds.





On this note we will not hesitate as we are under mandate to Ensure that


Your payment is been transferred immediately without further delay to Your


Bank Account.





In respect to this, we have already programmed your fund to be transferred


as soon as we hear from you. Please confirm urgently, to enable me process


and proceed with the Transfer logistics, immediately.





Please note that your urgent attention on this matter will be highly


Appreciated as it will help us to clear this subject matter at the Earliest


Time and Proceed with your Transfer directives immediately as Instructed By


The British ministry of finance.





Certainly we shall transfer your valued US$ 10,550 M from the


Sundry/Suspense Account of the British Government of London being the


official Account for International/foreign Payments/debts. A


Sundry/Suspense Account can be defined as a secret Account owned by a


government and operated by certain assigned Government officials being the


authorized signatories whom must sign before Funds can be remitted from


such account. For this very account no form of direct withdrawals can be


made from it except a Bank to Bank wire transfer which must be approved by


the honorable President being the principal signatory to the Account.





In the combat against fraud, Funds diversion and Funds delay, we have


re-lengthy ensured that several foreign beneficiaries have been Paid


accordingly in Order to retain and rekindle our country's reputation on the


global map because this recent government dispensation is focused and


targeted to relieve all Foreign debts as mandated by the European union and


The Federal Executive Council (F.E.C), Code of Conduct Bureau and The


British Ministry of Finance(B.M.F). Already, a lot of foreign beneficiaries


have been Paid by this Ministry so yours will not be an exception


considering the fact that the honorable President have Approved your due


Funds today dated 10th AUG, 2010.








Finally, you are advised to forward the following Details to us, for the


Easy accesses to British ministry of finance Reserved Bank Account to


Reference This Transfer.





Your Full Name: _____________________________


Your Complete Address:______________________


Country:______________________


______________


Mobile Number:_______________________
_______

Fax Number:__________________________________

Age: _______________________________________

Occupation: __________________________________

A form of identification (I.D Card or Driver's License) is also required

for official references. _________________________

Company Name (If any) Position and Address________





To this effect, kindly call this office immediately after you read this

official Letter. +447031889925



I hope this meets your due response as matter of Urgent.



Best Regards



(Dr) Musa Taofeek

Telephone number: +447011128690

Foreign Payment,

Deputy Executive Director,

British ministry of finance

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