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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: "SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pedozie.presidency.finance@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:08:30 -0800
Subject: PRESIDENTILA PAYMENT CIRCULAR.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ASO ROCK, ABUJA
TELEX:FGN.OOP884.
Email:info.presidency.ngr@gmail.com
Date: 15/11/2011
Attn, Funds Beneficiary.

Sir.

I am obliged to inform you that after our Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting of Thursday 10th of Nov 2011 I have been empowered and delegated to inform you that the Federal Government of Nigeria through the office of Mr. President Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr.Good Luck Jonathan GCFR has Approved the sum of US$3Million ONLY(Three Million Dollars) in your Favour as part payment of your Inheritance/Contract funds owed to you in the past by the Nigeria Government, the payment Order is irrevocable and will be released to you through the office of the Director of Finance and Payment Office of the Presidency Dr Philip Edozie whom you are advised to contact urgently with the below details as soon as you receive this circular, Your Payment file is one of the files left attended that was attended to on Thursday during our FEC Meeting and will be treated with urgency by Dr.Philip Edozie the Finanace Director office of the Presidency with the direct supervisions of Mr.President !
himself.

You are hereby urgently advised to contact the Finance Budget Director in the Presidency Dr Philip Edozie with immediate effect for him to process and released the above approved sum in your favour,you are also requested to reconfirm to him Inheritance/Lottery/Contract details for him to work on release the approved sum without further delays, please note that the Finance Director is in charge as directed to him by the Presidency and the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

Name: Dr.Philip Edozie.
Department:Finance Director Office of the Presidency.
Email: pedozie.presidency.finance@gmail.com
Phone:234-8090-718221.

Please note that the above sum was Approved by the FEC due to the Global Economic Recess and as instructed by the IMF and the United Nations as an alleviations measure and the balance will be scattered in due course, Also note that as a Bonafide Inheritance/Contract Beneficiary with the Nigerian Government you must present to the Finance Director a Copy of your International Funds Authorizations Bond Clearance Certificate(IFABCC) that will qualify you for prompt payment by the Finance Director,the above Document is very obligatory which will Certified your for immediate payment as prescribe by the FBI/United Natiosn before such an amount is released to you, and please if you don't have it let him know too so that he will help you secure the above mentioned document through the necessary agency as authorized by the FBI,Noote that you will send to him the OFFICIAL COST FOR THE IFABCC Certificate ONLY and after that your payment hence that is the only requirement needed from yo!
u before he will pay as instructed

Yours Sincerely,

Chief Anyim Pius Anyim
Secretary to the Government of the Federations (SGF)
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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