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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: "PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE U.S.A SECRETARY" <officeoftheuspresi@att.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:07:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPORT FROM PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE .U.S PRESIDENT VIEW LINK: http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00011272.html


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA
Head
office: The White
House 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

Email:
officeoftheuspresi@att.net.

 

                                      CONFIRMATION OF FUNDS
TRANSFER 

 
 
 
 
            
 
 
Attn.            AUTHORITY
TO GRANT RELEASE OF FUNDS

 
After a Seven (7) days
intensive board meeting on your behalf by the Internal board of trustees of the
(G.C.F.R) President Of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria in person Dr. Good Luck
Jonathan Ebere Also in conjunction with The president of United states of
America in person of Barack Obama
as we both have agreed to help you instruct all concerned dignitaries in custody
of your Inheritance Beneficiary
funds/compensation funds also your contract sum here Nigerian AND any other
Governmental body in  United states of America also all over the rest world at
large that upon the presentation  of this letter  document they
will immediately release with immediate effect your impounded / seized funds as
a result of negligence on your part in the past. The only advice I have for you
is that you try and present this paper document to those authorities in custody
of your funds also on before you provide this Guarantee paper to any authority,
There is a great need for you to seek adequate advice with us by contacting
United States Secret Service
Agent In PERSON OF JOHN KIRK WOOD USSS/ CIA
SPECIAL
AGENT  VIA :[ johnkirkwoodusss@w.cn ] so that you may
well be appropriately educated  about the due process of
law.
 
 It is also on this issue
that the Two of us
have embarked on several international visits to different
countries, trying to reconcile the face of our nation with our foreign investor
nations Based on the out come of the meeting, it was observed that the problem
that has hindered your is payment is as a result negligence on your side. Your
problem is no problem if only you would comply also all you have to do is to
make sure that you carry out the orders as directed by the two us so that you in
turn get a positive result without no further delays.
 
Note that failure to
correspond to instruction will hinder all that you have ever worked for, so it
is best you comply with the officer in charge as directed so that you will be
helped. I must congratulate you once more that you have shown authenticity as
one of the beneficiary that is ever willing to receive his fund, with out any
further delay; Our office supersedes all other offices related because our word
is our bond also because your fund is currently under insurance, henceforth, We
both assure you our Guarantee as you can see clearly within the content of this
document that we have both agreed to help bridge the long gap between you and
any legal authority in custody of your funds in accordance with the law .We
swear before you  that you will be paid in due time. Further
more, your funds is safe in the hands of your assigned officer in respect of
Special
Agent John Kirkwood , all you have to do is to keep security in
check with the officer at all times so that you get  paid without much delay. Do
not dispose the useful information’s received through us to any individual
without proper identification from such individual.
 
Finally, you are to call or
mail the officer in charge so that he be able to instruct you what to do, as we
both have instructed, so shall you do. Endeavor to keep off crime by reporting
unsolicited emails regarding fake offices. Your payment is released immediately
you get in touch with the officer as directed.
 
Try to ensure safety by
respecting the power of this very office and the law as stipulated.
 
Further comments should be
directed to the very office of the personal secretary to the office of the United
States president
.via:  personalsecuspresident@netzero.net



VIEW
LINK: http://allafrica.com/view/ group/main/main/id/00011272. html
 
Good Luck
 

Signed and duly stamped by
 

PRESIDENT G.C.F.R DR GOOD LUCK JONATHAN
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
 

PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BARACK
OBAMA
 

 

 VIEW
LINK: http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00011272.html


Your
wish is our concern.
Sincerely yours
 Katherine B. "Katie" Johnson

 Personal secretary to United States
President Barack Obama.
Please do view link below.
 
http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00011272.html

 
 
Your wish is our concern.
Sincerely yours
 
 Katherine B. "Katie"
Johnson
 Personal secretary
to United States
President Barack
Obama.




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