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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: "Mr.Nta Ekpu." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrntaekpu@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:14:30 +0200
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT(16/08/013)

ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area P. M.B 535, Garki Abuja
 
Attn: Dear Beneficiary
 
 
This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it’s a realistic
value.
 
Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while ago.
I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will like to introduce myself;
I am (Mr Nta Ekpu) the Legal chairman of "ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).
 
On the 1st of October 2000, the President of The Federal Republic of
Nigeria (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the
"ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly registered under the
United Nations (U.N.O). This particular Commission was initiated to detect
fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we
are mandated by the US Government to settle foreign debts/fraud
victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain peace in the
world at large and also to create a good relationship with the
international bodies.
 
Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to
avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.
 
So far, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr. Michael
Wagner etc).
 
You are being contacted by this office today dated (16th Of August,
2013) because your Case File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement
Files Cabinet. From our intelligent investigations and Probing processes
we discovered that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay.
 
The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the Legal Chairman of
the great Commission and to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance
to settle all fraud victims peacefully.
 
This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled by the
Nigerian Government from our initial Deposit Account with HSBC Bank Plc
London-Uk. You will be settled with the actual amount which you lost in your
previous transaction, including your Inheritance Funds.
 
Your settlement will be actualized within 3working days after your
response to this Official Letter.
 
For further clarifications/investigation kindly send the below
information to us immediately:
 
1. Your residential address.
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value.
4. Amount, which you have lost previously.
 
This above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry
out our verification processes and after that your compensation
sum/Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your designated Bank
account.
 
Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment
because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims to be
settled.
 
We await your urgent response.
 
Officially Signed,
Mr Nta Ekpu.
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.

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