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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: "DR NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cforeignpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:49:45 -0700
Subject: FUND PAYMENT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, CONFIRM TO US

FROM THE OFFICE OF,
DR NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
MINISETR OF FINANCE,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
AND
THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ASOKORO MAITAMA ABUJA ,
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.

EMAIL: cforeignpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com


FINAL VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTICE.
ATTN.FUND OWNER

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEANWHILE, WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENTS,WE APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN.FROM NOW ON FUND PAYMENT SHOULD BE PAID TO YOU BY BANK OF AFRICA THROUGH THE DIRECTIVES OF TE CENTAL NAK OF NIGERIA AND THE FINANCE MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA . THE PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WILL BE THROUGH {B.O.A}

YOUR NAME AND COMPANY IS THE NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE(12) OUTSTANDING FUND BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS DURING THE (8) YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN OFFICES.
PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL.MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE IS HER INFORMATION BELOW:
NAME ANNE ROBINSON
BANK NAME: CITIBANK,
MANCHESTER, U.K.ACCOUNT
022562188-454520


PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND, VALID ($18.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT ADDRESS.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:

3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU TO AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT IN THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE NEW YEAR.HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.ANNE ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.KINDLY SEND ALL COREESPONDENCE TO THE EMAIL: cforeignpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com for immediate attention.

BEST REGARDS.
DR MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
( HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE, FGN)

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