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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: "Hon. Ayoola Emmanuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.icpcinvestigation01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 14:49:33 -0700
Subject: ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)


ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area Garki Abuja.
P. M.B 535,





LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT

We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year investigation
it is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the men of
underworld(419ers/impostors). However, the management has been
dutifully empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the President and
Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria
to curb all illicit transaction and workload of this perpetrator. In line
with the Anti-corruption crusade of the President Goodluck Jonathan
(GCFR)you are by this email notification to stop any contact regarding
to your illegal transaction with this international fraudsters called in
Nigeria 419ers.Out of our findings there is no any inheritance,
Contract and Lottery payment in your favor or name in Nigeria and the image of
this country has been dented internationally during the past administration
of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Presently, we have employed a strategy to remit sanity and vow to
terminate the activity of this fraudsters by consolidating our security
Network all over the country in view to monitor all outgoing and
incoming communication to enable us fish out and avert all illegal and
suspicious transaction both domestically and internationally respectively.

Moreover,it occurs that some of our Financial Institutions (Bank) serve as a
Condit pipe by which this fraudsters use to perpetrate the undo crime. We have
signal all these financial institutions to implement scrutinized
investigation before carrying any transaction any bank found culpable
of
breaching the law must have their operational license revoke.In
accordance with the criminal and other related offence act 25 of 1999
constitution we have been officially compel by Senator. A. Aminu(JP), Chairman
Senate committee on Foreign Affair to mapped out billions of Dollars from the
Annual Budget to compensate all defrauded victims as part of the
ongoing National Reform Scheme of the president

,
By the strength of this development the sum of US$5.Million United
States Dollars (USD$5,000,000.00) has been SIGNED to each beneficiaries as compensation, so you will be receiving the above mentioned compensation fund without fee.

Be inform from this day that if we find out through
security agency that you are still in email and telephone
communication with this criminals your compensation payment will discard and
terminated and you will report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) for questioning your transaction Kindly send your address where
we shall send the original documents of your compensation by courier to
you as it has approved

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Residential Address:
3. Telephone Number (cell )
4.OCCUPATION
For more details on receipt of this mail contact this office. Await for
your reply
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation in this regards.

Yours Faithfully.

Hon. Ayoola Emmanuel
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.
(Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC)

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