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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: Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs <kebrooks@snet.net>
Reply-To: unitpayment58@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:06:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Merry Xmas


Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs

H.E. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, CFR

No. 3 Maputo Street, Wuse

Zone 3, Abuja,Nigeria.






































































































































A
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND A HAPPY HOLIDAY TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE
FAMILY. PLEASE YOUR PAYMENT FILE WORTH THE TOTAL SUM OF  $15.5 MILLION
US
DOLLARS HAS JUST BEEN BROUGHT TO MY DESK FOR CANCELLATION WHICH I HAVE
TO TAKE MY TIME TO LOOK INTO YOUR PAYMENT FILE ON OUR SYSTEM TO KNOW WHY
YOUR OVER DUE
PAYMENT SHOULD BE CANCELED AND I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF YOUR
INABILITY TO SECURE YOUR CURRENCY VARIATION CHARGES (CVG) AND 10 DIGIT
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER PIN (EFTP) THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE RESOLVED TO
HAVE YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF $15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS CANCELED.





































































































































































































































































HOWEVER
,
DUE TO THE SEASON THAT WE ARE IN WHICH IS THE SEASON TO LOVE, SHARE,
CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER , HUMANITARIAN GROUND, SYMPATHY AND BECAUSE I DO
NOT WANT YOUR
PAYMENT CANCELED I AM WRITING THIS E-MAIL TO YOUR NOBLE SELF TO EXPLAIN
TO YOU ABOUT YOUR TRANSFER PROCESS BEEN STOPPED AND CANCELED.







MORE
SO AN URGENT MEETING WAS CALLED UP THIS MORNING WHICH WAS RESOLVED THAT
ALL PAYMENT, CHARGES AND EVERY FEE BE REDUCED TO IT'S BAREST MENIAL IN
OTHER TO ENABLE YOU
THE ABILITY TO PAY THE FEE FOR YOUR CURRENCY VARIATION CHARGES (CVG) AND YOUR 10 DIGIT ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER PIN (EFTP) SO THAT YOUR PAYMENT BE RELEASED TO YOU TODAY.







































































































































































































































































TO
THIS END IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL PAYMENT, CHARGES AND EVERY FEE REQUIRED
OF YOU HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO ONLY THE SUM OF $65 THIS STEP IS
IN OTHER TO ENABLE YOU HAVE THIS ONLY FEE PAID SO THAT YOUR CURRENCY VARIATION CHARGES (CVG) AND YOUR 10 DIGIT ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER PIN (EFTP)

IS PROCURED AND ACQUIRED IN OTHER TO ENABLE THE SPEEDY ACCELERATED
TRANSFER OF YOUR $15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR
CHOICE.







































































































































































































































PLEASE
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TILL THE END OF TODAY TO EFFECT THE REQUIRED PAYMENT SO
WE CAN CLEAR,RELEASE AND EFFECT YOUR FUND WORTH $15.5M US IN OUR CARE TO
ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE SO WE ADVICE YOU TO PAY THE $65 THROUGH
THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER TO THE BELOW INFORMATION AND SEND BACK THE
PAYMENT DETAILS TO THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY THE PAYMENT IS EFFECTED BY
YOU NOW.
 



































RECEIVERS NAME:  OWEN HARRY VICTOR




































































































































































RECEIVERS ADDRESS: CITY : LAGOS




































































































































COUNTRY: NIGERIA









































































































































































SENDERS NAME:




































































































































SENDERS ADDRESS:






































































































































AMOUNT: $65










































































































































































M.T.C.N NUMBER:









































































































































































TEXT QUESTION:  HAPPY
TEXT ANSWER: HOLIDAY















































































































































































































































































































WE
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE INDEED VERY VERY SORRY FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCES ANY DELAY THIS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU IN HAVING YOUR FUND
PAID OUT TO YOU LONG BEFORE NOW.











































































































































































































































































YOU WILL NEVER EVER REGRET PAYING THE FEE  THIS IS A PROMISE TO YOU AFTER ALL YOUR PAINS IN THE PAST AS WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU AS OUR WORD IS OUR BOND TO YOU.









































































































































































 





































































































































CONFIRM
THE RECEIPT OF THIS E-MAIL BY YOU IMMEDIATELY AND BE REST ASSURED THAT
YOU WILL BE SMILING TO YOUR BANK ONCE YOU COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE
DIRECTIVES NOW.










































































































































































































































































YOUR
URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS E-MAIL NOW WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING US
ENSURE YOUR PAYMENT IS RELEASED TO YOU WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOU ACTING AS
INSTRUCTED YOU NOW.










































































































































































































































































RESPOND BACK IMMEDIATELY AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND A HAPPY HOLIDAY TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY






































































































































H.E. CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE,CFR.





































































































































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