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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: "MR. ISA JAMAL" <isajamal@unoffice.org.com>
Reply-To: isaajamal@live.com
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:10:23 -0800
Subject: ATTN:Dear Fund Beneficiary

ATTN:Dear Fund Beneficiary,


I have watched with total dismay how you have labored to see to the conclusion
of your overdue fund payment with the Nigerian Government,yet when it seems
that it will work out or succeed, a kind of obstacle comes up at the last
minute which will necessitate the payment of one fee or another and this thing
is like a repeated circle all the time.



I am aware that So many people would have contacted you regarding helping you
to get your fund transferred, you may have dealt with so many offshore payment
centers, may be you have also passed through the route of diplomatic delivery
of your fund or ATM Card delivery all to no avail due to incessant demand of
fee upon fee or one obstacle stopping it from been realized.


I was made to understand that you have spent a fortune paying for all kinds of
fees, all kinds of documents, levies, duties, taxes, stamp duty, stop order,
shipment cost, Yellow tag, IRS etc when looking for the solution to your funds
transfer.

My good friend, if you continue this way, you will sell everything you have
yet the fees will not stop arising at every bend of success. This is because,
some greedy officials has taken it upon themselves to exploit you and enrich
themselves through you yet without making it work. They are the ones putting
up those obstacles on the way of your funds transfer in order to create
avenues of demanding for more money for their personal aggrandizement.

But there is a good news for you. I have devoted myself and time to see that
you will no longer be made to pay a Cent until this money hits your account
and that will be shortly. All you need sir is just to Secure "A Waiver" from
the Federal Ministry of Justice. May I educate you on what this will do for
you sir, A waiver is The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right,
claim, or privilege". So when you secure this waiver, all fees whether seen or
unseen will be Waived aside for you until you receive your money in your bank
account.


You will not be made to pay for any fees again until you confirm the money in
your bank account after which you will then defray all the cost with a little
interest.



The only money you will ever spend as far as this your fund transfer is
concerned is the cost of obtaining this Waiver Document which is USD650
dollars only. Once you are able to secure this waiver, all your wire transfer
problems will be over. No matter the kind of fee, the waiver will take care of
it, even the fee presently holding your transfer from been completed, this
waiver will nullify it and the transfer will be completed without you paying a
Penny until you confirm the transfer in your account.



If you wish my office to help you get this waiver, kindly inform us and also,
we can help you evaluate, process, monitor and conclude your wire transfer and
make sure you confirm it from your receiving bank if you give us the
authority. Lastly, you are to forward to me all your current contact details
including your contact telephone numbers.



For further question or inquiry on this, call me on Telephone number:
+234-80-2900-9154



Mr. Isa Jamal
UN African Regional Office Lagos Nigeria



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