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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: "Edward Frank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardfrank358@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:53:54 -0800
Subject: From Mr. Edward Frank

Foreign Payment Management Department
Address: Victoria-Island Lagos
 
>From The Desk of: Mr. Edward Frank
 
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL DUE FOREIGN OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS
 
Attn: Honorable Beneficiary,                                                         Date: 30/03/2013
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Subsequent to the outcome of the amalgamated bank meeting held yesterday at the SHERATON HOTELS ABUJA. Entitled,  Implementation of All Due Foreign Outstanding Payments. However, we the Foreign Payment Management Department were appointed at the end of the meeting by the office of the Presidency to make sure that beneficiaries whose files were brought to the meeting venue by their local representatives received their approved part payment of One Million Dollars on or before the 1st week of April 2013.
 
However, Following the instruction from the office of the Presidency to the local representatives before the meeting commenced, we, the Foreign Payment Management Department hereby wishes to inform you that all the foreign outstanding payment files in London and in Africa at large has been forwarded to our department (Foreign Payment Management Department) for final payment as programmed.
 
Therefore, you are respectfully advised to reconfirm the following information to this department for the confirmation and processing of your payment to enable us proceeds to serve you better.
 
(A) Your Full Name:      (B) Your Mobile Phone and Fax Number:        (C) Your Contact Address:
 
However, the fundamental nature of the meeting and the development thereafter is to reinstate trust in the heart of our esteemed clients/customer outside the country because togetherness we deliver superior value to our customers by reinstating our service standard.
 
Yours in service,
 
Edward Frank
Foreign Payment Management Department (FPMD)

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