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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: "zuma"<dr.nkosazanadlaminiz@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <dr.nkosazanadlaminiz@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:50:20 -0800
Subject: Hi

Dear valued customer

Following the settlement of the African Union (AU), African Union (AU), was established in 2002 to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU) founded in 1963 (www.africa-union.org).

We have held a series of meetings since 2011 to date based on the accusation, USA, Asia and Europe, and Scandinavian, and some part of the Middle East as they take the problem to the ombudsman and/or the regulatory authority stated that we are the proprietors and the major force propelling internet scam, bank frauds, Money Laundry, hard drugs and child trafficking and other bad activities.

At our conference in China 2012, we straight the matter, that bad people exist in every country and not only in Africa and the major interest is on how to curb it, to control bad activities since portioning blames will never solve any problem but give bad people chance to play their games.

The ISIS Barbaric Attack' in London on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Prompts urgent Meeting, which we deliberated on how to control evil activities, including internet scam, internet hackers and bank frauds, Money Laundry, hard drugs and child trafficking that is destroying innocent peoples' lives and business.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland complained that many business moguls and some people well placed in civil services are victims of internet scammers and they are ruined and we deliberated on how to come to the aid of the victims of internet scammers and the United nations and International Monetary Fund committee and other offices were appointed to list the names of the internet scam victims and luckily for you, your name is among those to receive compensation.

President of the Senate Mike Pence and Rex Wayne Tillerson is, the United States Secretary of State, presented the issues of internet hackers as they stated it very clear that internet scam and internet hackers are two different crimes and both needs very urgent attention to be addressed, though they said that the United States Congress is seriously looking into the matter searching for very urgent solutions as many US citizens are ruined and frustrated based on the wrongfully dealing with these bad people.

Donald John Trump, the current President of the United States,advising that all nations have to contribute according to her rate because the internet scammer and internet hacker damages effected the entire world and we need to give financial support to the victims so that they can resume to their business and civil and cooperate workers can move on with their lives.

The United Nations and International Monetary Fund, appointed my office, Mrs. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the African Union (AU) president to anchor the exercise and the whole bodies agreed, the African Union (AU) IGAD. East African Community (EAC) Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suggests and approve the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to pay (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling Only (£4,500,000.00 GBP) to the each of the victims

After our meeting we have authorize the giant of Africa, Nigeria nation to effect the payment to you via their overseas corresponding and you are advice to contact www.dmo.gov.ng Debt Management Office, contact person, Mr. Israel Obi, via e-mail: mr.israelobi@yahoo.com or telephone number: +234 8092954192 and direct him on how you want to receive your funds, payment conditions, bank to bank, or certified bank draft, ATM card, Door to door cash delivery payment or you are too free to travel to any of the overseas payment office to process and receive your fund on your recommendation.

Due to international monetary clearance stipulated policy, that get more restricted after the 9/11/2001 Terrorist attack in American you need fund clearance documents to avoid raising eyebrows or query, the documents will cost you £300GBP and we advise you to pay the £300GBP without delay to the receiver’s details submitted below, Finance - General Cashier / Pay Master:

Receiver’s name: Israel Obi
Amount: £300GBP
City: Lagos
Nation: Nigeria
Please pay only via MoneyGram

We concluded at the meeting that to avoid you being scammed again and again, please do forward all your correspondence with those proposed huge fund transaction to you, which you have paid big ransom without receiving a cent and they still threats you with endless fees because we need to protect and guide you well.

Do not disclose our intervention to a third party, so you will peaceful receive your (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling Only (£4,500,000.00 GBP) without further delays.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs.Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma,
president African Union (AU)
E-mail: dr.nkosazanadlaminiz@yahoo.com

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