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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: "government,International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank" <customercare_md_claimsdeptlondon@live.com>
Reply-To: andyleanbroker@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:41:02 -0800
Subject: RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US$7.5Million )



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From the office of Senator David Mark.
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria
EMAIL:customercare_md_claimsdeptlondon@live.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US.5Million )

This is to notify you that your over due entitlement fund has been
gazetted
to be released to you after the summit meeting held at the Federal
Government capital territory (Abuja) in which an indoor meeting was
held
between my government,International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank
Auditors,representatives of the European Union, Asian and American
Congress
respectively concerning the debts owed to foreigners.It was agreed that
all
the beneficiaries under the category "A" will receive the sum of
Seven.five
Million United States Dollars(.5Million )as approved and endorsed by
all
the parties present in the summit.Be informed that your name was
stipulated
under the category "A" awaiting the receipt of his payment.Therefore,
you
are advised as a matter of urgency, to reconfirm the following details:

YOUR FULL NAMES:...................
CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:..............
TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS:............
MOBILE PHONE:.................
OCCUPATION/POSITION:.................
AGE/MARITAL STATUS................
SEX..............

Note that if you have received this message by(electronic email sending
error) to your system, kindly help us by informing us to enable us sort
this out as my office has been instructed by the newly inaugurated
Presidency to take the issues of the release of all payment owed to
foreign
beneficiaries upon myself in order to sanitize the good image of this
country and this government will not want to leave without the
settlement
of all debts as agreed / endorsed by the parties involved.

It will interest you to know that as soon as we receive the above
details,we will commence with all needed necessary legal procedures and
issue all payments details to you,in order to approve the release of
your
long over due entitlement fund,as our government wants to rebuild
confidence in International Cooperation and International Financial
system.

I want you to understand that this arrangement supersedes all the
previous
arrangements given to you.Nevertheless,if we do not hear from you
within
the next seven (7) working days from today, it shall attract indefinite
postponement of your payment and my government will not be blamed for
such
action, any question should be directed to this office.

The federal government of Nigeria is sorry for any inconvenience the
delay
in releasing your entitlement fund must have caused you as a result of
unprofessional services rendered by the banking and financial
institutes
and that is our aim of objective.

Best Regards,
Senator David Mark
(FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA)

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