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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: Detective Edward Alex <detectivealex@superposta.com>
Reply-To: ebeleamos12@superposta.com
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:13:11 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR TRANSACTION





ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
5, FOMELLA STREET, OFF ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRESCENT,
WUSE II, ABUJA, NIGERIA
The first time we contacted you
was on October 31st 2012 on the discovery of the below information contain in
this email regarding the treat and ugly experience you might have been and still
going through from scammers knowing that they send out thousands of scam email
daily looking for who to rip off, however you simply ignored our notice and we
are writing yet again to advice you;it has been re confirmed to this Agency that
some group of impostors are currently to if not already ripping you off claiming
they are Banks, Delivery Company ,EFCC Nigeria,
IMF, FBI, Western Union, Money gram, Diplomat Agents and
others imposed offices around the globe especially in West Africa region such as
Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic and you have being their victim paying money
after money for endless acquiring of fake documents ,certificates, there is
always another fees to be paid whenever you are dealing with these hoodlums
another surely and it is very sad to know you have not find out that these
people are all crime.

This information is reaching you from the office of
the Internet Scam Investigation Group, the people you are dealing with are all
internet criminals operating from different part of Africa, they only want your
money and they are the same people but write you differently and that is why you
received a lot of email daily and thereby confusing from knowing the truth since
you find it very easy sending your personal information to any email claiming
they have fund for you without a proper inquiry, they are not what they claim
they are and I don't know if you have sent them any money at all, if yes I tell
you they will keep demanding until you realize that they are impostors, it is
time for you to open your eyes before you remain a victim of internet scam
forever, this will serve as eye opener to you to stop further dealings at all
and follow the guideline we shall give you to find out if you truly have any
REAL fund belonging to you in Africa or any where in the World.

I ask, have you been able to find out why you receive all kinds
of emails daily claiming it have funds for you? Have you asked yourself if there
is any fund awarded in your name at all? Or do you believe anybody that contacts
you and says they have fund for you? I really pity your situation after going
through the details forwarded to our office today.
Recently, report from the headquarters of the West Africa Internet
Scam Monitoring Unit revealed that 70% of internet Scam in Africa is carried out
by touts and jobless men in Africa and Nigeria Benin Republic to be precise
(unemployment rate in Africa) and for this reason we are on assignment to stop
further scam to you and also it was revealed that these criminals has partners
working for them in Benin Republic, London, USA and other European and Asian
Countries so at times you are contacted from even your own Country but it is all
but scam.

Anybody caught to be involved in scam will
serve 12years Jail terms as abiding to Economical and Financial Crime Commission
(EFCC) constitution in section 42 subsections 102 of 2007 Constitution.West
Africa Community will not be liable for your lost fund if you continue with
those impostors who have been scamming you over the years and up till now you
have not received a dime, contact the Commission to make inquiry if you have
fund at all here or Africa, report the names of those fake offices you are
dealing with immediately.

If you want to put an end
to this scam you have experienced or still experiencing and if you ever want to
receive your fund from Africa if there is any, first is to INQUIRE the only
truth of your fund will be found in the office of the African Ministry of State
for foreign Transaction commission where you will inquire if there is any real
fund in your name presenting your names for verification, below contact address
belongs to the staffs Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs where this inquiry
should be made by you to Mr. Ebele Amos Email: ebeleamos12@superposta.com

Meanwhile we
are not telling you there is a fund for you in he Ministry but contact them on
the email above and inquire first to know if there is any real fund in your name
in Africa they should be able to investigation and let you know.

Sincerely,

Detective Edward
Alex
Head Internet Scam
Investigation and Information Group
Economical and Financial Crime
Commission

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