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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: COMPENSATION OFFICE <a751205@citiz.net>
Reply-To: COMPENSATION OFFICE <officedesk0@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 00:08:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: INFORMATION


Detective Edward Alex
Head of Internet scam investigation Panel
Address: Zaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary,

The first time we contacted you was on November 30th 2011 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 know 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 ad 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 2007Constitution.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. Gilbert Obi Email:
officedesk0@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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