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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: Justice M lopes <marrianalopesicpcw02@mail.com>
Reply-To: marrianalopesicpcw02@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 03:27:15 -0700
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.


ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
.......we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue
Zone A9 Central Area
P. M.B 535, Garki Lagos.


*****24HRS SERVICE *****


Dear Beneficiary ,



LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.



This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it's realistic val=
ue.


Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some impersonators some while
ago.



I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will
like to introduce myself; I am (Justice M Lopes ) the Legal chairman
of "ICPC", (Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).On the 1st of October 2009, the
former President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo) introduced a Commission named the "ICPC", (Nigeria's
Anti-Fraud Unit) which is duly registered under the United Nations
(U.N.O). This particular Commission was initiated to detect
fraud/funds delay/impersonation of Government Officials. Secondly, we
are mandated by the US Government to Settle foreign debts/fraud
victims/UN-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to maintain
peace in the world at large and also to create a good relationship
with the international bodies.



Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to
avert beneficiary funds delays/fraud here in Nigeria.So far in this
present year, we have settled the likes of (Mrs. Debbie Hargrove, Mr.
Micheal Wagner , Patricia Norton , Mason Ayers etc). You are being
contacted by this office today dated ( 07/05/2015) because your Case
File (A) is the very first File on our Settlement Files Cabinet. From
our Intelligent investigations and Probing processes we discovered
that you are a victim of fraud/funds delay.The "ICPC", is faithfully
under my governance as the Legal Chairman of the great Commission and
to this Authority I took an oath of allegiance to settle all fraud
victims peacefully.. This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be
settled by the Nigerian Government from our initial Deposit Account.
Your settlement will be actualized within 3 working days after your
response to this Official Letter.



For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below
information to us immediately:


1. Your residential address:
2. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).
3. Your inheritance funds value:
4. Amount which you have lost previously:



These above-mentioned information's will officially enable us to carry
out our verification processes and after that your compensation
sum/Inheritance Funds will be Electronically wired into your
designated Bank account or through a Diplomatic Delivery Service,
depending on which mode you prefer.



Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your
Payment because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims
to be settled.


Officially Signed,


Hon Justice M Lopes
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.


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