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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: "The Debt Management Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mno.dmo@minister.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:29:58 -0700
Subject: RE: THE REASON WHY YOU NEVER RECEIVED YOUR FUND...

Federal Ministry of Finance
The Debt Management Office
SERVICOM Unit,
Room 141, Finance Headquarters, Abuja


Attn:

After much scrutiny from the Supreme, the apex bodies have now resolved to liquidate the unpaid fund in your favor since the sudden disappearance of your African Business partners whom may have been nabbed and charged for non-uniform code of conduct and miss-handling of Her Nation’s Foreign Debt. The funds alluded by the unauthorized entity of whom you have been dealing with in time past is nothing but mere illusion, the actual fund was drawn from contractual Over-Draft fund and as I am talking to you through this message, the fund is long over-due and ready for immediate payment via a Special Diplomatic Channel (SDC) since all attempt to through a wire transfer ended contentiously and futile.


I am compelled by the Green Light that was given to me as the Ministry’s Nodal Officer after the meeting held by the bodies, to make this direct approach, thou is via e-mail, you may have asked yourself the reason why any time the release of this fund was approved, suddenly, the payment will neither be embargoed, counterfeited nor a strong order from yonder demanding for further internal clearance and certifications. It’s simply because you were in the hand of impersonators and unauthorized personnel who only fight to enrich their wallet and never send your file for proper protocol and endorsement.


Upon this I make this solemn proclamation, within my reach as the Chief Nodal Officer and by the virtue of the power bestowed on me, I am willing and ready to work with you effectively to ensure you receive your fund in no time only if you will agree to compensate all my effort during the payment process. There are two outstanding means, through which you can receive the fund,

a. via a Special Diplomatic Channel(here the diplomat will bring the funds in a consignment box to your house)
b. Through Automated ATM card Interswitch.

If you are in concession over my compensation demand, we then have to corporate and work as one to translate the fund to your favor.

Your anticipatory response will be appreciated.

Dr. E. J. F. Egem-Odey,
Ministerial Nodal Officer,
The Debt Management Office.

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