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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: "Chairperson Foreign Payment Committee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.okonjoiweala@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:13:24 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE? (GET BACK TO US NOW)

FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)
OPENING HOURS: 09:00 to 16:00, MONDAY TO FRIDAY,
EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. DOORS CLOSE AT 16:00, BUT APPLICATION MADE BEFORE THIS TIME WILL BE PROCESSED ON THE SAME DAY.


ATTN :

Re: Payment Notification:

We are writhing to know if it's true that you are DEAD? Because we received a notification from one MR. GERSHON SHAPIRO of USA stating that you are DEAD and that you have giving him the right to claim your funds. He stated you died on a CAR accident. He has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed with him until we confirm this by not hearing from you after 7days. Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and confirm your funds without anymore stress, and without any further delays.

All we need to confirm now, is your been DEAD Or still Alive. Because this MAN'S message brought shock to our minds. And we just can't proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality OR not But if it happened we did not hear from you after 7days, then we say: MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" But if the information we got from the man is false and you are still alive, then re-confirmed the below information about yourself, so your funds can be release and transfer to you within the next 48 hours, without any more stress or delay, Also the requested re-confirmed information is for final ratification exercise:

1} Your Full Name:
2} Your Contact Telephone and Fax Number:
3} Your Full Address:
4} Your Marital Status, Profession and Age:


To this effect, the payment will be avail to you within the next 48 hours, there in your country, that is, If, you are still alive, because we don't want to waste anymore time in releasing your fund to you.

As soon as, the above requested Information's is received, from you today, your payment will be released to you immediately, within the next 48 hours, as you deem fit through our most reliable payment channels within the shortest possible time, The payment release instructions, will be availed to you, as soon as we receive your response to this final payment release order.

Your urgent answer is needed.

Yours in Service

YOUR JOY AND SUCCESS REMAINS OUR GOAL.

May the peace of the Lord be with you wherever you may be now.


Your Faitfully,

Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
Chairperson Foreign Payment Committee

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