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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: "Federal Ministry Of Finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalministry.of.finance@live.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 02:52:42 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Attention:
 
REF: FMF/AON/466H9F-0XX2/987
 
This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding contractual payment which was suspended by the Federal ministry of Finance thereby stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your contract fund to your nominated Bank Account. As a result of this development, verification conducted by the newly appointed Finance Minister in conjunction with the Newly Appointed Member of Presidential Board of Trustee on Debt Verification Panel to contact you and let you Know that your contract case file has been endorsed for payment awaiting your  confirmations.
 
In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you proved abortive. Based on the new Address submitted to this office on your behalf:
 
(1) My Office desks have just received a new contact address from Mr. Bill Carlton, to release your Payment into a new address and Bank Information as stated Bellow:
 
100 Wellington Street West, Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5K 1J3
 
The Sum of $8.3 Million US Dollars (Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) should be paid to Mr. Bill Carlton, as your beneficiary/Partner.
 
(2) Please, confirm to our Bank/Office if you have instructed Mr. Bill Carlton, to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive cash call Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.
 
(3) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, to change your Residential Address and Get your Fund release to him on your behalf as your Beneficiary.
 
We have decided to contact you for re-verification and Confirmation because we suspected that Mr. Bill Carlton is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit to a new different address and Account Information as your Partner. Therefore, if you had not authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, to claim this Contractual Payment and Your Inheritance Fund on your behalf as your Partner, Kindly get back to us with the down listed information requested for re confirmation/verification and for fast and swift release of the Fund to you without any Further Delay.
 
You are now required to reconfirm to us the followings:
 
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile #:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
(5) Company/Business Name:
(6) International Passport/ID:
 
You are advice to get back to the Federal Ministry of Finance on this E-mail Address :-(federalministry.of.finance@live.com) with the Information requested from you and re-confirmation whether you instruct any One to get Your Fund release on your Behalf. As soon as this information is received by this Panel, you shall be instructed on how to get your Fund  released directly to you from our Nominated commercial Bank which has being endorsed by the World Bank and IMF Organization to  make sure that your Fund is been released to you.
 
Best Regards.
Rev. Matthew Morgan,
For Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
Tel: +234-704-409-1994
Email: federalministry.of.finance@live.com
 

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