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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- web_icpcng@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "I C P C" <mail@prometal.com.my>
Reply-To: web_icpcng@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:25:56 +0800
Subject: ICPC

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 Abuja

Attention

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of it's a realistic
value.

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 (Mr. Nta Ekpo) the Legal chairman of "ICPC",
(Nigeria's Anti-Fraud Unit).

On the 1st of October 2000, the 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 were
mandated by the US Government and the FBI to settle foreign debts/fraud
victims/Un-paid beneficiaries 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, we have settled the
likes of (Mrs. Mary Mason, Mr. Greg Mendez etc).

You are being contacted by this office today dated because your Case File
(A) is on our Settlement Files priority. From our intelligent
investigations and Probing processes we discovered that you have been
denied your claim. The "ICPC", is faithfully under my governance as the
Legal Chairman of the great Commission and on 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 with Access Bank Plc Nigeria on
the approval of our legal department. You will be settled with the actual
amount which you lost in your previous transaction, including your
Inheritance Funds. Your settlement will be actualized within 7working days
after your response to this Official Letter.

For further clarifications/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.

This above-mentioned information 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.

Your immediate compliance to this office will expedite action.

We await your urgent response and for more clarifications.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Nta Ekpo.
Chairman ICPC Nigeria

E-mail:web_icpcng@hotmail.com

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