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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: "Mr.Muktar Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.muktaradams05@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:15:54 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

From: Mr.Muktar Adams
Director: Federal Debt Recovery and payment Center,
Lagos- Nigeria Office
E-mail: mr.muktaradams05@gmail.com
Direct Tel: +234-803-785-8484
 
 
Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
This letter is from Federal Debt Recovery  and Payment Center newly
invented by the World Financial Service Authorities in  Africa, United
States Of America and United Kingdom.
 
 
This body was set up to discover and settle any outstanding unpaid
fund being owed by Governments, Companies or Individuals all over the
world through Contract Payment, Inheritance Payment, Consignment
Payment and Lottery Winning Prize Payment, your name appeared among
the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$3.2Million
(Three Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Of America Dollars)
which has been approved yesterday.
 
It will interest you to know that we have discovered an outstanding
unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in favor of your name and a mandate has
been given to this body, Federal Debt Recovery Center, to ensure that
this fund gets to you without any delay.
 
Note that a special payment arrangement has been made with our paying
Bank  (Union Bank Nigeria Plc)  Lagos-Nigeria,  to transfer the said
fund directly to your Bank account or alternatively come in person to
our office to receive the fund.
 
You are hereby advised to urgently furnish this office with your
detailed information, to enable us open up communication with you
regarding the release of your fund immediately.
 
The information required from you to enable us process your payment is
as follows.
 
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Cell Phone Number:
(4) Your Private Email address:
(5) Your Country:
 
 
You are advised to contact us immediately with the above requested
information for further details, Through this email address:
mr.muktaradams05@gmail.com
 
 
Thanks.
 
 
Yours Truly,
Mr.Muktar Adams
Director: Federal Debt Recovery and payment Center, Lagos Office.
Direct Tel: +234-803-785-8484

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