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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: "MRS ANN M. JONES..." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federal.airportnigeria@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:59:19 -0500
Subject: PLS CONTACT FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA.

Greetings To You My Dear Friend!!!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time.

Then I went and deposited the Draft with FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA in the Office of MR MIKE AJAH THE AIRPORT CONTROLLER GENERAL,I travelled out of the country for a 6 Months Course and I will not come back till end of this year. What you have to do now is to contact MR MIKE AJAH as soon as possible to get the contact Information of the Courier Company that will Deliver your Package to you, and to know when they will deliver your package because of the expiring date.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.

The only money you will send to the FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA to release your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($170 USD) Dollars only being for YELLOW TAG STICKER that will go with your Draft Alongside with the Delivery Men From the Courier Company.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $170 US Dollars.Mind you i have Given MR MIKE AJAH instructions that you are to pay this $170 usd after you confirm your Delivery Details Informations from the courier company .therefore MR MIKE AJAH will contact you with the Courier company informations and you will contact the courier company with your Full Details Information including delivery address to avoid delivery Mistake.

The Courier Company will contact you with your Tracking Number which include your delivery details for Verification Purposes before you pay the $170 usd only to the Office of MR MIKE AJAH FROM FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA,the courier company have already been paid for thier Job,so the only money you are to pay is the $170 usd only been for the YELLOW TAG STICKER only.

I would have paid the FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA for the YELLOW TAG STICKER but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of Demurrage.

You have to contact the FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow:

Name Of Office: FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA.

Email Address: federal.airportnigeria@yahoo.com

Name Of Controller: MR.MIKE AJAH

Phone: +234-709-321-6232

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Full Name, Postal address() and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them and also send them the fees as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay.

You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.

Thanks And God Bless You And Your Family

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs Ann Jones.
&copy; 2012

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