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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: "FMF" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <md_ukofficemail@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:25:05 +0200
Subject: RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION / FINAL ORDER./


PRESIDENCY
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
AND FINANCIAL MATTERS


RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION / FINAL ORDER.


This is to draw your attention of an over-invoice unclaimed Foreign Contract Payment with the Federal Government
valued at £52.7M (Fifty-Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) deposited in an
secret vault (Escrow Bank Account) with an open beneficiary and investment funds manager for claims in your name.


Following the official protocols, Please get back to me as soon as possible to enable us effect the over invouce
contract payment on your behalf for investment purposes.


Thanks for your co-operation

Best Regard

Mr. Fred Wilson
Secretary to the Minister of Finance

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