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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: "International Monetary Fund (IMF)" <prof.sanusilamido.org@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: unitednation.001.org@googlemail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:51:44 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER!


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Office of the presidency

Int'l Financial Monitoring Commission

Federal capital Territory

Abuja –Nigeria.





Attn. Sir/Ma,







IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER!



Definitely, I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you,
firstly, I will like to introduce myself officially as Mr. Mallam Gabriel
Kaduna, Auditing and Accounting department Foreign Operation
Department/Funds Transfer unit. This is to intimate you about the
significant of you outstanding inheritance/ contracts payment which has
been approved by the federal government of Nigeria through office of the
presidency on foreign financial matters in line with the meeting held today
with the senate committee on foreign financial matters, the commission was
mandated to make sure that all foreign beneficiaries receives their
inheritance/contracts payment which was Re-deposited into the "Federal
Suspense Account" of CBN last week, because you did not proceed with your
Claim as the rightful beneficiary which is well known to the board and
management team of Access Bank PLC.



Following the discussions with UNDRC/EFCCNG over payments to foreign
contractors in my country in which you are among, while going through files
of unpaid funds received from CBN by this government following my
observations on the wrong attitudes of the US Financial Authorities, World
Bank Directors, CBN Governor and directors including some commercial bank
officers towards your payment subject to the names of scammed victims that
was listed for compensation. I came across your file on approved payment
fund of ($ 12.Million) while going through Inheritance and Contract payment
files and have picked interest and verified the cause of delays which are
well noted.



You are required to re-confirm your means of identification such as: - your
international passport or driver’s license for onward presentation to the
financial institution assigned to handle you payment valued at ($
12.Million)



Finally, you are strongly advice you to cease all kinds of communication
with any individual who is at present contact with you.



We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively,



Thanks for your cordial co-operation and understanding as look forward to
you urgent confirmation



Yours faithfully,



Mr. Mallam Gabriel Kaduna

Auditing and Accounting department

Tell:+234- 80-3908878

Fax;23-702-401-6735

Email; mallam.g.kaduna01@email.com

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