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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 Nwankwo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.debt.paymentofice@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:26:33 +0200
Subject: AT LAST YOUR IMMEDIATE PAST FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED...

Head Office
NDIC Building (1st Floor),
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District,
P.M.B. 532, Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
Telephone: +234-9-523 0390
 
 
Attn: Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
I wish to bring to your notice, that your file was submitted to my desk two days ago
Through Express Mail Service (EMS) office that you are among people approved to be
paid half of their long overdue debt payment of USD$8 Million United States Dollars Only.
 
 
 
This payment on your name is signed and approved by the Vice President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria, On behalf of Mr. President. We need your above information’s,
to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid.
 
 
Contact my office through: info.debt.paymentofice@gmail.com
 
 
Thanks and God bless.
 
 
Regards,
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Abraham Nwankwo
Director General Debt Settlement Center
Abuja, Nigeria
 
 

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