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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Debt Management Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abn.nwankwo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 00:17:06 -0700
Subject: Good News To You At Last

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
(DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE)
P.M.B 532 GARKI, ABUJA
EMAIL: abn.nwankwo@gmail.com
 
Attn: Honorable Beneficiary
 
Dear Sir
 
Re: Your Outstanding Payment Sum
 
By introduction, I am Dr.Abraham Nwankwo, the director, Debt Managements Office, Federal Republic of Nigeria responsible for the payment of all outstanding debts and services of Government of Nigeria. I am directed by the delegates to the World Economic Forum on Africa and the President, World Bank Group through the office of the Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria to investigate the reasons associated with the unnecessary delay to the release of your outstanding sum and effect your transfer from government reserve account through Swift MT103 directly into your account immediately.The instruction to release your funds was further approved by the American President, Mr. Barack Obama when our President visited America recently.
 
In the course of vetting and scrutinizing your payment files with us here, we discovered with shocking revelations that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some dubious,fraudulent and corrupt officials in Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Finance and some government sectors.The worst of all these evils and maltreatment on your humble person is a conspiracy and a plot to TO DIVERT YOUR FUNDS INTO A DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNTS FOR SELFISH REASONS BY ENDLESS IMPOSITION OF NON-EXISTENCE TAXES AND FEES.
 
In telegraphic transfers all over the world, what the remitting bank does is to deduct all charges from the beneficiary's principle sum and remit the balance.Therefore it is for your own interest that you stop all your correspondences with any other party, office or individual because you are doing so at your own risk. In view of this ugly situation, you are advised to reconfirm your Bank details where you wish your funds to be remitted to on your reply mail.
 
Thanks, we we look forward to hearing from you soonest.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
Dr. Abraham Nwankwo
Director General, Debt Managements Office
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
http://www.dmo.gov.ng/dmomgt1.php

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