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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: "Dr.Abraham Nwakwo" <msrscn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dmongr2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:12:51 +0100
Subject: DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (Anti-Fraud & Investigation Unit)

DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (Anti-Fraud & Investigation Unit)
Head Office:
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District,
P.M.B. 532, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.

Attention ,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.

We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year investigation it
is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the men of
underworld(Pretenders/impostors). However,the management has been dutifully
empowered by the Investigation bureau office of the PRESIDENCY Federal
Republic of Nigeria and the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice to curb all
illicit transaction and workload of this perpetrators.

In line with the Anti-corruption crusade of the FGN, you are by this Email
notification to stop any contact regarding this illegal transaction with
this Hoodlums.Out of our findings, the image of this country has been
dented Internationally during the past administration of the Federal
Government of Nigeria.

Presently,we have employed a strategy to remit sanity,and vow to terminate
the activity of this fraudsters, by consolidating our security Network all
over the country in view to monitor all outgoing and incoming communication
to enable us fish out and avert all illegal and suspicious transaction both
domestically and internationally respectively.

Moreover,it occur that some of our Financial Institutions (Bank) sum in UK
and other foreign Nations serve as a conduit pipe by which this fraudsters
use to perpetrate the undo crime. We have signal all these financial
institutions to implement scrutinized investigation before carrying any
transaction. Any bank found culpable of breaching the law, must have their
operational license revoke.

In accordance with the criminal and other related offense act 27 of 1999
constitution, we have been officially compel by Office Of the Presidency to
mapped out billions of Dollars from the Apex Bank to compensate all
defrauded victims as part of the ongoing National Reform Scheme of the New
Administration and means to radiate immunity for criticism.

In view of this,if you are still dealing with those hoodlums in all your
attempts to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you that
such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since
we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Do be informed that we reserve the right at our discretion to sue
you for damage on recognition of further contact with this people.

By the strength of this development the sum of US$3.5 Million United States
Dollars (USD$3,500,000.00) has been SIGNED to each beneficiaries to be paid
. This Memorandum is to notify you that you will be settled with the sum of
US$3.5 Million United States Dollars Only For your Inheritance /contract,
Investment, Art/paintings sales, Sales of Industrial Machinaries or lotto
payment.

Kindly send the above information :

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

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out
our verification processes and after that your compensation sum/Inheritance
Funds will be approved in your name and Electronically wired into your
designated Bank account or by ATM Card delivery to your doorstep, depending
on which mode of payment you prefer.

You are to contact this office upon receipt of this notification
immediately for us to proceed for this payment.

Our vision:
To fight corruption to a standstill and restore Nigeria to the enviable
standard of respectability and dignity of the nations.

Please do respond back to us with this email. (dmongr2@gmail.com)

Best Regard,

Dr.Abraham Nwakwo
Director-General
(Debt Management Office)

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