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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: "Ministry Of Finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalmininstry@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:11:28 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

NOTIFICATION FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
 
You have from now till 31st of May 2012 to receive your compensation payment from The Federal Government Of Nigeria. This is to notify you that Federal Government Of Nigeria Approve The Sum of US$2.600.000.00-{ Two Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar each, to all the short listed scam victims whose name was recovered during the recent Police investigation process going on at western union and Money gram money transfer here in Nigeria. Your name was found among the list of those that sent so much money through western union to Africa, after our investigation, we find out that you have sent so much money to those Fraudsters who claim to hold funds in your name , without receiving anything from them.
 
I will like to use this opportunity to Apologies to you On behalf of Federal Government Of Nigeria, We are very sorry for what ever you lose to those impostors who claim to hold Funds in your Name. Please accept our apology. It was on these very recommendation that Federal Government Of Nigeria Approve The Sum of US$2.600.000.00-{ Two Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar to you, in other to compensate you for all you lost to those Fraudsters who Collect Money from you without given you the fund they claim to have in your name, is an order from united nation to Nigeria to compensate all the short listed scam victims whose name was recovered during the recent Police investigation process going on at western union and Money gram money transfer here in Nigeria.
 
Your Compensation Fund valued US$2.600.000.00-{ Two Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar has been program in a consignment box and deposited with ST. JAMES DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE for immediate delivery to your home address, The reason while ST. JAMES DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE is chosen for the delivery of your fund, is because they are the best shipping company in Nigeria and they supposed to shipped your Consignment box today but they insisted that you must re-confirm your current address to avoid wrong delivery, without that they will not carry on with the delivery. Mean while your advice to re-confirm your Current Address, Country, Full Names and Telephone Number to ST. JAMES DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE on this Contact information below to enable them get across to you.
 
Courier Company Name : ST. JAMES DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.
Address : No.103 Murtala Muhammed Airport Airport road Isolo Lagos Nigeria,
Contact E-mail  :  st.jemescourier@9.cn
 
Note, there is a secret about the consignment box and the secret is that, we didn't disclosed the consignment box content to the Courier Company, The reason is because, if they knows that the box contain your US$2,600,000.00-{ Two Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollar } They might be having the thought of running away with the funds and bringing back some excuses, so our arrangement with the Courier Company is that, the box contain a FILES OF YOUR PROPERTIES, so it is only we and you that know the box content and you must not disclosed the box content to the Courier Company until you receive the box from them.
 
The only money you are required to send to St. James Courier Diplomatic Service is the delivery charges of $53.00 usd to enable them deliver your compensation fund which is in consignment box. You can reach the Courier Company on this email address (st.jemescourier@9.cn) and make sure you reconfirm your information to them in order to avoid wrong delivery and also dont forget to get in touch with the Courier Company today to enable them deliver your consignment box to you. Thank you and have a nice day
 
REGARD
 
Mrs. Stellar Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Hon. Minister of Finance Republic of Nigeria.
For more information please call = +234-7094338488.

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