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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: "Office of the Presidency" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patriciaknkw@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 12:12:17 -0700
Subject: Attention, Scam Victim

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2014
152/154 RING ROAD IKOYI LAGOS .

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/06654/09

Attention, Scam Victim

Please read this Mail Carefully and Proceed to Collect Your COMPENSATION Payment From the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OFFICE Worth US$150,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY). Your Scam Victim Compensation has been approved for payment by the Office of the Presidency .

I Am Mrs Patricia Okonkwo , am the Acting Secretary to the Office of the Presidency Nigeria, Following this year (2014) Review of the Global Financial Matters and just concluded Investigations by the Federal Government of Nigeria .

Investigation in conjunction with the (FBI)it is revealed that your E-mail and your Name is Among the list of People who have Been Scammed In Regards to Inheritance Fund in 2008 to 2014 by the Scammers in the NIGERIA ASIA and UNITED KINGDOM and victims who have lost a lot of funds to Scammers in Nigeria Asia and United Kingdom while trying to claim Inheritance Fund by the Scammars.

Note: The Compensation was that any Beneficiary that Lost Above US$5,000,00 Dollars By the Scammars must Be Compensated US$150,000.00 Dollars, and with our Investigation by the (FBI)your Name was among the People that Sent more then that amount, Our Investigation is that you have sent Money to (Nigeria and United Kingdom London) Please you are advice to Send us any Payment Receipt that you use send the Scammers money Above US$700,00,00 Dollars for our Documentation and for our Verification as the Victim. with our Investigation we have your Full Information here in our File as one of the Victim by the Scammers, The Essence of this Information is to verify what we have in our Records that it with what you are Supplying is the same.
So we want you to stop every conversation with those whom claim to be working towards your fund release from the Nigeria ASIA and United Kingdom , We use this medium to inform you that any e-mail from those that does not come with the new communication code: NIG-2341-NIGERIA.is fake. In this case, you’re advice not to respond to any mail that does not come with the above communication code in Respond to Your Fund Claim by those Scammers , We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria and United Kingdom.

Our final conclusion was that, the fund should be paid to you via an Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM) as it seems, this will be Easier and Faster for you to Receive your Compensation Fund.

You are hereby advice to get back to me for your compensations Fund .

Your new communication code: NIG-2341-NIGERIA

We wait your prompt response:

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Patricia Okonkwo
Secretary, Office of the Presidency

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