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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: "Mr Ekpo Nta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrekponta11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 03:42:45 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE //// CALL THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY

 
ICPC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Plot 802, Constitution Avenue,
Zone A9, Central Area,
PMB 535, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
Tel-Fax: +2347069694834 Office of the Chairman
Email: mrekponta11@gmail.com
 
Motto: Fighting Corruption In Nigeria.
 
Attention: Beneficiary
 
I'm directed to contact you by the (WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND )to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mrs Lee Woung and COLLEAGUES who claims to be your business associate/ partner in your country .
 
Are you still ALIVE or DEAD? did you sign any deed of assignment in favor of Mrs Lee Woung, from China. thereby making him the current beneficiary of the approved fund.
 
This development is coming up now that the Ministry want to offset all your outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around the world in which your payment file was affected.As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars. We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs Lee Woung and is correct.
 
You are to contact me as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with you so that we would not make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account.
 
Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your Full names and Direct Cell Number for an easy communication, your age and occupation to this effect.
 
Thank you!
 
Mr Ekpo Nta
Chairman and Specialist Crime and Operations,
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC)
Abuja, Nigeria
 

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