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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: icpc nigeria <icpcfundnigeria@live.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:07:36 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND


ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
....... We fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area
PMB 535, Garki Lagos.

***** 24HRS SERVICE *****


Urgent Attention Needed !!!


This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its 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 because your Case File (A) is the very first File on
our Settlement Files Cabinet. From our intelligent investigations and
Probing process 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 Pl c
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 3 working 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.
icpc.org1@admin.in.th
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