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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: "DR MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsngozi_okoniweala@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:52:17 -1100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND

FROM THE OFFICE OF,
DR NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
MINISTER OF FINANCE,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASOKORO MAITAMA ABUJA ,
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.

EMAIL: mrsngoziokonjoiweala1@ymail.com

FINAL VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTICE.

ATTN.FUND OWNER

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEANWHILE, WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR
PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASES NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENTS,WE APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN.FROM NOW ON FUND PAYMENT
SHOULD BE PAID TO YOU BY THE CENTRAL BANK THROUGH THE DIRECTIVES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE FINANCE MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA .

YOUR NAME AND COMPANY IS THE NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE(12) OUTSTANDING FUND BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS DURING THE
(8) YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN OFFICE. PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL.MEANWHILE, A
WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE IS HER INFORMATION BELOW:
NAME ANNE ROBINSON
BANK NAME: CITIBANK,
MANCHESTER, U.K.ACCOUNT
022562188-454520


PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS
INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND, VALUED AT ($18.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
ACCOUNT.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NO:

3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED,YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU TO AVOID ANY WRONG PAYMENT.HOWEVER WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS
TO THE SAID MRS.ANNE ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF YOUR FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.KINDLY SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE EMAIL:
mrsngoziokonjoiweala1@ymail.com FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

BEST REGARDS.

DR MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA
( HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE, FGN)

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