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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: LIAISON PAYMENT OFFICER UK <patrickokonwa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:05:52 +0600
Subject: ATTN: CONCERNED BENEFICIARY

FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE VERIFICATION & TRANSFER
COMMITTEE LONDON LIAISON OFFICE UNITED KINGDOM
DIRECT TELEPHONE:+44 793 746 8662
 
 
 
ATTN: CONCERNED BENEFICIARY.
 
 
 
ALLOCATED DIPLOMATIC COMPENSATION PAYMENT/TRANSFER OF US$1.8 MILLION.
 
After a careful verification on your contract/Inheritance file through our central computer monitoring index as mandated by the new presidency, I discovered that it shall take along process for your payment to be released due to some abnormalities detected in your inheritance /contract file, during the secret verification process. I realized that you have spent so much money in trying to actualize your goal of been paid which did not even reflect in your file, but I have an offer that might interest you which will at least sustain you financially pending when you receive your inheritance/contract payment.
 
This offer arose from the Federal Government Reserve Vault under my care. It is a total sum of US$1.800, 000.00 (One million eight hundred thousand United States dollars only), which will be shared between you and I in the ratio of 50% - 50%.
 
This amount is not from your contract or inheritance sum or has any thing related to your inheritance payment, rather it is a left over from the allocated sum used in paying local and foreign contractors and it is directly under my custody. I am offering you this because I have seen that you are a committed beneficiary and your contract/inheritance funds will not be released on time until all the abnormalities are rectified.
 
The only thing needed for this US$1.8 million to be swiftly wired into your account under 24 hours is a bank account, which is different from what you already have in your inheritance/contract file which we shall legally accredited / normalize at the Federal High Court of Justice as a diplomatic account in accordance to the rules and regulation of the Federal Government's Financial act as amended by fund-in-transit act of 2000.
 
Already all modalities are in place to register this transaction as a diplomatic compensation payment. I am going to take care of the transfer charges. Be adequately informed that this is not a contract/inheritance payment therefore there will be no bureaucracy or misfortune. You are not going to pay any transfer charges or taxes because I am going to pay for the transfer charges and all the taxes in this wire transfer, The registration fee as a Diplomatic compensation payment will be taking care by you with only small amount of money and that will be all for the transfer to be accomplished.
 
Please note that if you desire to accomplish this transaction with me, just contact me immediately through my private email addresses:(patrickokonwas@live.com), by furnishing me with your updated bank account your personal phone and fax numbers and just be rest assured that this transaction will take us just 72 hours to be consummated provided you are committed to work with me.
 
 
Sincere wishes and best regards,
 
 
MR Patrick Okonwa
PAYMENT OFFICER
LIAISON OFFICE UNITED KINGDOM UK.
DIRECT EMAIL:patrickokonwas@live.com

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