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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: philippmpango67@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:47:39 +0300
Subject:

ar Beneficiary,

The restrictions has been made six years ago at UN congress on African affairs dated 20th February 2012.It is a joint decision by the UN,IMF & World bank after several deliberations on the issue.Before i proceed, Let me first introduce myself.I am Dr Philip Mpango,the minister of finance and economic affairs Tanzania.

Since the decision to restrict Nigeria,Benin,Ghana and Burkina Faso from some international transactions due to mass report of fraud coming from that region,beneficiaries are warned all over the globe to be careful in transacting with those countries to prevent further scams but few listened while some are ignorant of their mistakes.

Without wasting your time,i was mandated to complete 24 outstanding payments to some foreign beneficiaries who have never received their winning fund from Africa till date.The settlement includes lottery winners,compensation funds,inheritance,ATM card payment as well as western union and money gram bonus payments.You are among the people whose file was forwarded to my office today.

NB; It does not take more than two working days here in Tanzania to make payment to a beneficiary in any method you prefer.And having said the above,i will never repeat this email to any of the intended beneficiary who are to receive their fund from my office.Although i will make sure the message gets to you all and those who responds are those to be attended.

Send your reply to: dr.philippmpango@gmail.com
Tel:+255 742 200 689

You have only seven working days according to the instruction given to me by the congress of the african affairs(CAA)
to claim your $3 million USD or your file approval number will be deactivated.Thanks as i await your urgent respond.

Regards,
Dr Philip Mpango
Minister of Finance Tanzania
Address:Madaraka St, Dar es Salaam TZ
Telephone:+255 742 200 689

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