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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.Akilo Adams" <monit_team2009@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:16:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: IMMEDIATE FUND TRANSFER VALUED US$$15.5M IN YOUR FAVOR.




Attn: Honorable Contractor

RE: IMMEDIATE FUND TRANSFER VALUED US$$15.5M IN YOUR FAVOR.

This is to officially informed that the Federal Government of Nigeria have agree upon that your Contract Inheritance Fund payment of USD$15.5Million dollars Only  will be release to you on a special method of payment through KTT Wire transfer to your account, However, full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have paid colossal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in Nigeria time past and for that cogent reason the Federal Government of Nigeria have decided to solely handle the payment of your fund through our paying bank Unit and to take further action on this payment you are advice to forward to this office the following information.

Kindly reconfirm your Bank details as follows;


1. YOUR FULL NAME...................................

2. YOUR CELL/PHONE NUMBERS...........................

3. YOUR CURRENT FULL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.......................................

4. YOUR BANK ADDRESS............... AND YOUR ACCOUNT NAME:...................

5. . YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER: ROUTING NUMBER AND SWIFT CODE IF ANY:

6. YOUR CONTRACT/CLAIM AMOUNT EXPECTING...................................

7. A SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT..........................


Therefore this will enable the reprogramming of your payment as to avoid mistake when seeking for the EXCHANGE CONTROL ORDER APPROVAL of your fund before the Approved Paying Bank Unit will receive instructions to release your fund to be credited into your nominated reconfirming Bank Account immediately your responds.

Kindly get back to me with the require information and call me now as you read this message so that proper verification of your fund can be confirmed.

Once again, I advice you to please response immediately.

Kindest regard,
Mr.Akilo Adams
Chairman, Debt Payment Reconciliation Committee (DPRC)

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