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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. Ekpo Nta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nigeriaicpc@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 01:38:09 +0800
Subject: RE: PLEASE CLARIFY


NIGERIA INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES
AND OTHER RELATED OFFENCES COMMISSION.


ICPC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Plot 802, Constitution Avenue,Zone A9, Central Area,
PMB 535, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
Tel-: +234-812-732-6588 – Office of the Secretary to the Commission.
Tel-Fax: 01-6180710 – Office of the Chairman
Email: infoicpc.gov.ng@gmx.com


THE ONLY SOLUTION TO YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT PROBLEMS


ATTN: Dear Fund Beneficiary,

I have watched with total dismay how you have labored to see to the conclusion of your overdue fund payment with the Banks here and other related offenses commission yet when it seems that it will work out or succeed, a kind of obstacle comes up at the last minute which will necessitate the payment of one fee or another and this thing is like a repeated circle all the time.

I am aware that So many people would have contacted you regarding helping you to get your fund transferred, you may have dealt with so many offshore payment centers, may be you have also passed through the route of diplomatic delivery of your fund or ATM Card delivery or bank to bank all to no avail due to incessant demand of fee upon fee or one obstacle stopping it from been realized. I was made to understand that you have spent a fortune paying for all kinds of fees, all kinds of documents, levies, duties, taxes, stamp duty, stop order, shipment cost, Yellow tag, IRS etc when looking for the solution to your funds transfer.

My good friend, if you continue this way, you will sell everything you have yet the fees will not stop arising at every bend of success. This is because, some greedy officials have taken it upon themselves to exploit you and enrich themselves through, you yet without making it work. They are the ones putting up those obstacles on the way of your funds transfer in order to create avenues of demanding for more money for their personal aggrandizement.

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were shortlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this email. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs.Christina Morgan, According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted the below account for transfer of your fund.

Bank Name: Bank Of New Zealand
Bank Address: Shop 5 670, Cambridge Road Te Awamutu New Zealand.
Account Number:020440/0049465/83
swift code BNZNZ22)

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Christina Morgan is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

But there is a good news for you. I have devoted myself and time to see that you will no longer be made to pay a Cent until this money hits your account and that will be shortly. All you need sir/ma is just to secure "A Waiver" from the Federal Ministry of Justice. May I educate you on what this will do for you sir/ma, A waiver is the act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege". So when you secure this waiver, all fees whether seen or unseen will be waived aside for you until you receive your money in your bank account. You will not be made to pay for any fees again until you confirm the fund in your bank account after which you will then defray all the cost with a little interest.

The only money you will ever spend as far as this your fund transfer is concerned is the cost of obtaining this Waiver Document. Once you are able to secure this waiver, all your wire transfer problems will be over. No matter the kind of fee, the waiver will take care of it, even the fee presently holding your transfer or ATM Card from been completed, this waiver will nullify it and the transfer will be completed without you paying 1 Penny until you confirm the transfer in your account.

If you wish my office to help you get this waiver, kindly inform us and also, we can help you evaluate process, monitor and conclude your wire transfer and make sure you confirm it from your receiving bank if you give us the authority.

Please, do reconfirm to this office as a matter of urgency you are requested to fill and send this information for verifications purposes so that your fund or ATM Card will be remitted to you as, this fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf. Information needed from you for verification is as follow: -

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Residential address
4) Company name, office position and company address.
5) Profession, age and marital status.
6) Working ID / int'l passport.
7) Occupation

For further question or inquiry on this, call me on Telephone
number:+234-812-732-6588

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Mr. Ekpo Nta
A.S. Legal
Chairman' office
Email Address: nigeriacipc@yahoo.co.nz

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