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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: "Hon Olugbenga Ashiru" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:36:45 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION

Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Gariki Zone 11
Abuja Nigeria.
Profilepage:http://www.mfa.gov.ng/ministers_profile.html

Attn :,

Re : PAYMENT SOLUTION

I am Hon.Olugbenga Ashiru (Amb), Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with
foreign contract payments/inheritance deposited fund.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks
both on the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts/inheritance
settlement.I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among the people
expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal
with you as regards to your unpaid funds.

I have your file before me and hope your data?s are correct and un-tampered unless you
reconfirms it. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received some days ago from the
Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment
reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your contract/inheritance sum following
my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The 35% of the total amount only will be paid into an account I will provide you after
you have confirmed the transfer of your! sum into your account by telegraphic Transfer
(T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email /
telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your fund release
are caused by your agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the
transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment
schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.

I hope you don?t reject this offer and have your funds transferred. Waiting for your reply
soon.

You have to reply back to me immediately and let us proceed into this regard issue and
also i need your full cooperation for this issue.

Here is my private email address: hon.olugbengaashiru20122@gmail.com

HON. OLUGBENGA ASHIRU (Amb).
HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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