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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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Fraud email example:

From: nasajubril nana <idpn2004@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:46:32 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT INFORMATIONS:......From:.Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliment of the day!!!!!.

I am Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan, the wife of President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria, may I use this medium to notify you of
the petitions received by the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon from
all over the continent in regards to the fraudulent activities going
on in the West Africa sub-region with security's agent and diplomats
who has been delaying people's funds, consignment and valuables in
their custody and demand outrageous fees to get their
Funds/consignment released to them.

This letter is to all people that have been scammed in any part of the
World, while the United Nations (UN) have approved the sum of
USD5,700,000.00 to compensate all victims that may have not received
their contract/inheritance sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
problems etc. And united Nation has instructed my husband this morning
to make sure each and everyone of you receive his/her compensation
payment, as directed by the United Nations (UN) as this was the out
come of the meeting with the United nation and the Presidency, Federal
House of Assemble, Senate House and Federal Ministry of Finance.

I am Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan of the newly inaugurated World
Debt Recovery committee (WDRC). My committee has a mandate to recover
unpaid debts associated with NNPC contracts, Lottery fund, inheritance
fund, loans and grants etc ranging from $1M-$35.5M owed to various
beneficiaries and companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA,
Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official paying Banks for
immediate payment of the fund which your name was among the listed to
claim/receive the part payment of $5.700,000.00 from us.

Well, my husband President Good Luck Jonathan, has handed me over to
do the job this morning after the meeting with the United Nation and
other Offices involved in Nigeria because he is very-very busy at his
office here trying to put somethings in other, this is why I was given
this office to handle this payment, as you can see since I am the one
in-charge of foreign compensation payment is like my husband is doing
the job. You are hereby advice to reconfirm the following information
listed below.

Call me on my TEL:+234-8163993799 or Email address: idpn2004@one.co.il
Immediately you receive this mail.

1. Your Full Name...............................

2. Your Full Billing Address.................................

3. Your Direct Phone Number.............................

4. Your Occupation....................................

5. A Copy of Your Identification. ..............................................

We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this
fund must have
caused you.

Waiting for your urgent response with the required information needed
to process and release your payment.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Patience Good Luck Jonathan.
Chair Person Debt reconciliation Task Force
TEL:+234-8163993799

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