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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: "DIRECTOR FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE" <infofmf_ng2009@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fmfdirectornnng_2009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:52:04 +0530 (IST)
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM

DEAR SIR/MADAM

I was mandated by the Board of Governors and Head of State Parastatals to
find out before the end of this month, why your over due
contract/inheritance claim payment fund of $25.5 million have not been
credited to your account. Reconfirm your Bank details as follows;

1. FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:
2. CELL/PHONE NUMBERS:
3. AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:
4. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:
5. CONTRACT/CLAIM AMOUNT:
6.YOUR BANK DETAILS:

for reprogramming of your payment as to avoid mistake when seeking for
the EXCHANGE CONTROL ORDER APPROVAL of your fund before our apex Bank will
receive instructions to release your fund to be credited through our
correspondence Bank in Abroad.
Kindly get back to me by call now as you read this message so that proper
verification of your fund can be confirmed as not to be deceived by
scam/fraudsters.

Yours faithfully,
ALIYU ISMAILA
DIRECTOR FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CENTRAL DISTRICT ABUJA.
+234-803-398-5471

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