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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.USMAN MARTINS" <"www.1."@miracle.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.USMAN MARTINS" <info.7685@zoho.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:28:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:To The Honorable Payee!

Attention:To The Honorable Payee!

I have good a news for you, due to recent change in AFRICA the African Union in which the President of Republic of Benin now the new African Union head, has resolved in the meeting held in Benin last month by all the African presidents that all outstanding payments and those whose funds are held in Africa or those who hasbeen scammed in Africa will be compensated, it was also agreed that the total sum $3,500,000.00 will be given as an initial compensation payment to as one of the shortlisted beneficiary.

Your payment of $3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) only has been approved and deposited to the Government Accredited
Coffer for onward payment through the three alternatives means below:

1) Through Visa Card
2) Through Certified Bank Draft
3) Through Online Bank Transfer

You can now contact the COFFER with indication of choice on how you wanted to receive your compensation sum, and you will as well reconfirm your full particulars including your names, address and your telephone numbers to the above contact information:

Government Payment Coffer.
Contact Person: Dr. Festus Jerry
Email: info.7685@zoho.com

It was also agreed that all beneficiaries must provide a waiver certificate which must be obtain from the Federal High Court, this waiver certificate will be used to waive all outstanding payments, and you will certainly pay the sum of $105.00 for the waiver before you confirm your fund.

Our first mission this year is to keep a clean slate of all debts that has been owned to foreigners because of some government officials and individual who are
not honest.

USMAN MARTINS.
Secretary General
Debt Settlement and Finance
ECOWAS Sub-Headquarters

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