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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: BARR JOHN DARK <barrjohndark@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 03:18:58 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL



>From Barr John Dark
Legal Practitioner and Consultants
No:5 Bricks Field Street Lagos Nigeria
Telephone +234-80-7619-8285


Attention: ,
Owing to the outcry of beneficiaries over unending charges in the course of transfer of their fund.The United Nations contracted the service of this legal office to process the bond agreement between you
the federal government of Nigeria and the commercial paying banks first bank plc which you fail to comply with the directives of the commercial paying bank but With the pressure mounted to this bank to release your fund within five working days to avoid being close down by the new administration of president Mohammad Buhari because of various complains from foreign contractors and fund inheritance owners like yourself.
Sir before i contacted you today a meeting was held between the federal government, the commercial paying bank management and this office and it was agreed and concluded by both parties that the only legal fee you are going to make is $485 as International Remittance programmed Payment Gateway transaction
reports ( I.R.P.P.G.T.R ) fee to Nigeria Government under ministry of
finance for documentation and issuance of fund release order which will be tendered to the paying bank first bank plc to enable your fund to be release as being ordered by the presidency otherwise you are not paying me any money as UN takes care of my salary.
Sir you are to choose between these two modes of payment either through bank to bank transfer or through their
vault payment office that is you will be required asked or
invited to meet with Nigeria Affiliated Paying Vault Officer in your
country or near your country to receive your fund but you will pay a
little fee as fund release handling charge which is three times higher
as this $485.
As it stands now you people are eight in number who's funds and file are being treated and ready to be transferred once this fee is being paid and payment release order being issued from the ministry of which three among you people have complied since yesterday and others promise to do so today.
Sir i will not refuse or hesitate to give you scan copies of my
working id card and also my International passport for you to know
whom you are dealing with as evidence as i assured you transparency
and reality of your fund being released once this I.R.P.P.G.T.R
payment is being paid to the ministry of finance .
Please sir you are requested to reconfirm to this office your
banking details and your postal address to avoid mistake

Sir if this fee is available and ready i will advise you to go
immediately and send it with this my secretary's name and
information's below and forward to this office the payment information
:

RECEIVER'S NAME:..........UGOH MARY
ADDRESS:.................5 BRICK FIELD STREET LAGOS - NIGERIA
SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS:
AMOUNT:.................$485
TEXT QUESTION:,,,,,,,RELEASE
TEXT ANSWER:,,,,,,,,,, ORDER
MTCN:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Waiting for your response and call as soon as you receive this .
Yours Faithfully,
Barr John Dark Esq

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