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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: "MR. FRANK MIKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrfrankmik@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 16:21:09 -0800
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE

FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER:
MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA (OFR)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
ADDRESS: PLOTS 745 & 746 AHMADU BELLO WAY, CENTRAL AREA,P.M.B 14 GARKI ABUJA
FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER: MRS. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
SECRETARY: MR. FRANK MIKE,
5th Floor,Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,
Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area
Abuja - Nigeria .
DIRECT LINE

ATTENTION:,

My name is Mr.Frank Mike, I'm the personal Secretary to the new Minister of Finance. I'm directed to contact you by the Minister to urgently confirm from
you if actually you know one MR. JAMES ODIDI who claim to be your business associate/partner and claims to work with NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC). This development came out because the International Agencies took total control of all foreign transactions in and out the whole
Africa at large.

The said MR. JAMES ODIDI is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like to change all the information that you gave to us as our bona fide
beneficiary. Below is the new banking information were he wish to have this
funds transferred to:-

Bank of America
6901 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683 405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005ABA: 103000017 (all
other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy

This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all your outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world
in which your payment file was affected.

You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with you so that we would
not make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong
person/account.

Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy communication, your age and
occupation to this effect.

1. Full Name:____________________________
2. Address:______________________________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______

8. Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.and
how you want your fund paid to you immediately for the attention of the
paying officer.

Best Regards,


MRS. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
PERSONAL SECRETARY: MR. FRANK MIKE


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