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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 FINANCE MINISTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wfederalfinanceminister@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:54:45 -0800
Subject: From Federal Ministry Of Finance (Reply)

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, HEAD QUARTERS.
PLOTS 745 & 746, AHMADU BELLO WAY,
CENTRAL AREA, P.M.B 14 GARKI, ABUJA.
 
RE: SCAMMED VICTIM COMPENSATION OF US$2M
ATTN: VICTIM
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT DR (MRS)NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA EXECUTIVE MINISTER FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MR.WALTER WEST LEDUM REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF) HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY IMF/INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT TO NIGERIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH WITH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO PAY 150 SCAMMED VICTIMS  THE AMOUNT OF US$2M (TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) EACH. YOU HAVE BEEN LISTED AND APPROVED FOR THIS PAYMENT AS ONE OF THE SCAMMED VICTIMS TO BE PAID THIS AMOUNT IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE ECONOMY REFORM PROJECT.
 
ON THIS FAITHFUL RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT DURING THE LAST IMF/ECONOMIC REFORM MEETINGS HELD AT ABUJA, NIGERIA, IT WAS ALARMED SO MUCH BY THE REST OF THE WORLD IN THE MEETINGS ON THE LOSE OF FUNDS BY VARIOUS FOREIGNERS AND THE NIGERIA TO THE SCAM ARTISTS OPERATING IN SYNDICATES ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY. IN OTHER TO RETAIN THE GOOD IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY IS NOW PAYING 150 VICTIMS OF THIS OPERATORS $2M USD EACH IN
 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE IMF RECOMMENDATIONS. DUE TO THE CORRUPT OFFICIAL IN NIGERIA THE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MONITORED BY ME DR (MRS)NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA EXECUTIVE MINISTER FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AT HAND, 114 BENEFICIARIES HAS BEEN PAID, MOST OF THE VICTIMS ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES WHILE THE REST ARE EUROPEANS, ASIANS, AUSTRALIANS AFRICA INCLUDE NIGERIA. WE STILL HAVE MORE 85 LEFT TO BE PAID THE COMPENSATIONS OF $2M USD  EACH.
 
 
YOUR PARTICULARS WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE SYNDICATES WHO WAS ARRESTED IN LAGOS, NIGERIA AS ONE OF THEIR VICTIMS OF THE OPERATIONS, YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED NOT TO COMMUNICATE OR DUPLICATE THIS MESSAGE TO HIM/ANYONE FOR ANY REASON WHAT SO EVER AS THE INTERPOL IS ALREADY ON TRACE OF THE CRIMINALS,SO KEEP IT SECRET TILL THEY ARE ALL APPREHENDED. OTHER VICTIMS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED CAN SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS AS WELL FOR SCRUTINY AND POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION.
 
YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT  (ATTORNEY TRANSFER DEPT) OF FEDERAL FINANCE MINISTER E-MAIL:
ebattorneychristopher@lawyer.com, PRIVATE PHONE: +234- 8183537083, CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY FOR DETAILS ON RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT THESE FUNDS ARE KEPT UNDER THE SECURITY OF THE FMF.
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY
BEST REGARDS,
DR (MRS)NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
HONORABLE MINISTER FOR FINANCE.

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