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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. Kamoru Mustapha." <info@admin.org>
Reply-To: mr.kamorumustaphag.p.s@secretarias.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:38:47 +0000
Subject: Read And Reply Back To Your Agent ( Mr. Kamoru Mustapha. ).




Attention! Attention!! Attention!!!


GOD BLESSES YOU AS YOU CO-OPERATE TO THIS E-MAIL.

On behalf of the Minister of Finance and other private sectors here in
Nigeria brings about this, Regular Mail Service to deliver the
Unfinished Transfer of Funds and Gratuity that is in the custody of
different firms and companies to the rightful owner in any countries.
I am Mr. Kamoru Mustapha. representing the agent of the federal
government officials along the {GPS} (Global Postal Service).

The Minister of Finance has ordered the FedEx, DHL, UPS, First Bank,
Zenith Bank and other firms to release the bank draft and ATM cards to
the GPS (Regular Mail Service), So that they can be mailed out to the
rightful owners, because there are too many complains coming to our
desk from different customers.

The {FGN} Federal Government of Nigeria that people are not getting
their Instrument to cash their funds and gratuity, e.g. people are not
getting their Bank Draft and ATM Cards due to the fact that people are
not meeting up with the required demands and amount imposed by some of
this delivery companies, firms and other sectors and constant require
of fees that are too much for people to handle.


We have series of Bank Drafts and ATM Cards here in our custody and
they are sealed and we don't know who and where they belong to we are
getting in touch with you to know if you have ever received an email
regarding any Bank Draft and ATM Cards please contact us back as we
are ready to Mail them to you this was the order given to me and the
company by the Minister of Finance here in Nigeria.

Here is my contact email address
Full Names: - Mr. Kamoru Mustapha.
Valid Contact: - mr.kamorumustaphag.p.s@secretarias.com



Our terms and condition for this service is for us to get the bank
draft and ATM cards to the rightful owner as we are not allowed to
open them as they are sealed and we need honest people that knows they
have not yet received their funds either in Bank Draft or ATM Cards,
So we are expecting to hear from you, As we know need Information
about you.

Best Regards.
God bless you and your family.
Mr. Kamoru Mustapha.


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