419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- emmanuoffice@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT" <justiceemmanuelay@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: emmanuoffice@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:24:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY,
DID YOU SIGN ANY DEAD OF ASSIGNMENT TO CLAIM YOUR ATM CARD

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA ABUJA GALLERIA
STATE HOUSE ABUJA
1105, Dar-Es-Salaam Street,
Behind Glo Regional Office.

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you about the current update of your legal funds.

The meeting with Mr. President Good luck Jonathan and United Nations
Organization Bodies and Board of Directors President of the United States
Barack Obama about your outstanding compensation payment fund.

The Federal Ministry of Finance has released the Payment Numbers to our
office and they were signed by the Senate President David Mark at the
National Assembly.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
USD$20,000,000.00 million dollars through a secured/ certified mode of
payment Via ATM Visa Card.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.
Wefound your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, and
we are happy to announce to you that every necessary legal arrangement
regarding to your Compensation has been signed and sealed.

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT A WOMAN HERE AND WHITE IN COLOUR FROM THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAME TO OUR OFFICE TODAY CLAIMING TO BE FROM YOU,
STATING THAT YOU ARE DEAD BUT BEFORE YOUR ABRUPT DEATH YOU MADE HER YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE AND AUTHORIZED HER AS YOUR LEGAL BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM YOUR
ATM CARD/FUND VALUED US$20,000,000.00 ONLY FROM
THIS REPUTABLE COMMISSION.

THE BIG QUESTION, DID YOU SIGN ANY DEAD OF ASSIGNMENT IN FAVOR OF THIS
WOMAN?THEREBY MAKING HER THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY WITH HER FOLLOWING
CONTACT DETAILS:FIND HER PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR YOUR
RECONFIRMATION:
NAME: JANET WHITE ADDRESS: 19507 INTERSTATE 45 SOUTH SPRING, TX 77388, USA

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT RELEASE
DETAILS TO THIS MAN WHOM YOU MADE YOUR LEGAL BENEFICIARY, THROUGH THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND UNDER THE INSTRUCTION/SUPERVISION OF MR. OLUSEGUN
O.AGANGA, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS.

WE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

1)FULL NAME:
(2)DELIVERY ADDRESS:
(3)PHONE NUMBER
(4)COUNTRY:
(5)OCCUPATION:
(6)SEX:
(7)AGE:

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION IN THIS REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS,

MR.EMMANUEL .
Email:emmanuoffice@yahoo.co.jp
STATE HOUSE ABUJA
1105, Dar-Es-Salaam Street,
Behind Glo Regional Office.

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