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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" <anthiony.melikam45@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dmongr2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:52:55 +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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