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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: "FINANCE DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.jonesj@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:13:34 -0300
Subject: CONGRATULATION! YOUR FUND IS SET FOR RELEASE!!!

Federal Ministry Of Finance,
Office Of The Director
Department Of Foreign Dept.
www.fmf.gov.org


First and foremost, I like to congratulate you on the success of the approval for the release of you fund. I like to say thank you for your impeccable quality of understanding and parallel strides and commitment. I have finally gotten all necessary conclusions for the release of your fund worth $27,300,000.00 dollars (Twenty Three Million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars Only). As the director of the department is my duty to enlighten you more on this for easy understanding as regard to the fund. 60% of the said fund will be released to you immediate in this first quarter of payment and the remaining in the next phase of payment. This is because of the limited available sum to be paid to all beneficiaries, for compensation, Inheritance, Contract payment and all related outstanding foreign depths owed to both individuals, co-operate bodies and Next of Kin.
I like to inform you that all necessary requirements have been met as regard to the release of the 60% of the said amount as directed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). All necessary document has been forwarded to the appropriate department for the release, and upon the confirmation of the receipt of this mail, a copy of approval and certificate of ownership will be forwarded to you for authentication. You are to re-confirm to us all necessary detail as soon as you receive this message. Please be informed that you will receive your payment through your choice of any of the payment method stated below. You are to choose specifically one out of the following means;

* ATM VISA/MASTER CARD: This is one of the available means of payment making it very easy for you. This said amount will be directed into the card for conveniences. As soon you get you card you can make withdrawal at any location of your choice, you can also use this card for online shopping and payment. This means do not required much, you will supply all necessary details for this. You will need to pay just $370 for both delivery and custom stamp duty. All delivery is express and you will get your ATM card within 72 hours.

* BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: This has also been one of the means of payment for long and can not be changed. It’s a means of remitting huge funds like your. This takes 3-4 working days to cleared and finalize the transfer to you without ant delays. A transfer fee of $750 USD is required for both bank charges and clearance. Your bank will alert you once the transfer of your fund is finally completed. You will also be required of your full bank details and all necessary information for the transfer.

* SUSPENSE/ SUNDRY ACCOUNT: The said 60% of the fund will be transferred into your choice of account through the federal government sundry account. This is different from the normal swift transfer or bank to bank transfer which takes longer time. Most banks within the United State of America, Europe and other develop countries operate within this kind of transfer because it is a recent development and most safe. This is done expressly with a higher transfer charge of $1,600 USD, this covers for international charges, non residential fee and revenue service cost.

I like you to understand this that all charges or fee are non-negotiable and with immediate effect because of the time constrain, you are to provide us with the following information stated below for confirmation:


* Full Name * Address * Telephone & Fax Number * Occupation


* Any valid form of identification (examples: driving license, international passport or working identity card). You are to provide all this details to the verification and legal head department.


NAME..........JOHN MARK
Direct Phone Number...... +23480-9073-8312
E-MAIL..........mr.jonesj@yahoo.cn/johnmark101@secretarias.com


Remember to contact this department immediately and also be specific on how you wish to receive your fund as stated above. Note that all transaction or transfer is subjected to change or cancel if any of the requirements is not met & completed. On this note I like to say thank you once more as we await the acknowledgement of your response with urgency, remember that we will not be held responsible for any further delay in getting this done as all lie’s in your hand. Thanks and stay blessed.

Your’s sincerely
JOHN MARK
Chief Executive Officer

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