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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: "Daniel C Nester," <FIRM@friend.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Daniel C Nester," <officeservice011@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 07:35:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Principal Partner,Iron Gate Law Firm

Principal Partner,Iron Gate Law Firm


ATTENTION: DEAR, THE TRUTH YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS


In adherence to the specifications of the United States Government, the management of the Fund Reconciliation Department here in New York City USA, wishes to let you know that your fund worth total amount of $10.5 million is long overdue payment, every precept regarding your funds has been concluded. You will be receiving your funds from this office any moment from now. We shall keep document report of every transaction done here in the USA. Investigations gathered by the Fund Regulatory Agency {IMF}, shows you have been receiving numerous emails from several offices requesting you to claim your funds. In some cases, you tried a lot but still the transfer or delivery was not completed due to one reason or the other. The fact is that you are stuck between the chains which make it impossible for you to differentiate the real office from its counterfeit.

I know you will be expecting to hear from me regarding this delivery after the last attempt to get it over. The fact is that I understand you're been into so many transaction and I decided to stay clear so that you will understand the truth about everything going on within the internet.


We noticed that the only real offices that had ever contacted you in respect to your funds were United State Embassy Nigeria Republic and Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was brought to our notice that the former Ambassador to the republic of Nigeria, Ambassador H.E. Hon. Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, made voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your home address but couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York came up to make a wire transfer but they said you couldn't meet up with the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave up on you. In a more proper and legalized manner, the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank solicited us Fund Reconciliation Department to allow your fund to be written as a Check or Credited as Visa Card and be shipped to your home address through the USA Priority Express Mail. These options, we supposed could be the best, easiest and the most efficient way to have you get hold of your long awaited United Nations approved funds.

Like you were told by the Federal Reserve Bank aforementioned, your funds was transferred from about four different banks; Central Bank of Kenya, United Bank of Africa Nigeria, Bank of America and Nat west bank London. In total, your funds were amounting to the tune of USD10.5 Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars As we speak, your funds have been credited in your Visa Card and also available as Cashier's Check well documented and packaged. The documented package will be shipped to your mailing address by the USA Priority Express Mail here in NY, USA. The ONLY thing needed before we can POST your ATM CARD or CHECK is the PROCUREMENT FILE of your funds. The procurement file is at the Origin Country of your funds in West Africa Nigeria.

For the purpose to avoiding double payment on your end, we had an agreement with the IMF and Federal Reserve to document every charge necessary until the package gets to your home address. The analytical group of the two offices mentioned above had an accurate sum of USD185.00 for madamus authrization world world, So it was constituted and officially submitted to the "Court of Justice" that the ONLY charge you will EVER pay before your package leaves our office here in USA to your home address is USD185.00 for the madamus File to be signed from fedral supreme court of justice and conveyed down here in the USA and YOU WILL NEVER pay a dime again as agreed. We are renowned and reputable USA Agency and we don't like an undocumented process that is why it had to be written down in Court that you will never pay any other money apart from the US$185. The USD185.00 is for "MADAMUS FEE"

However, according to our agreement with the originated Country "NIGERIA" all our communications should be on email for recording purpose so follow my instruction accordingly, even if you don’t have the $185.00 try to borrow it and send it immediately today because this is your life opportunity and I don’t want you to lose the chance any more.

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down there in Africa, whom always strife to subject beneficiaries to hard bureaucratic bottleneck, thereby making it impossible for most innocent citizens spread across the globe and the likes to claim what rightfully belongs to them. Thank GOD that your funds are here in ,Principal Partner Iron Gate Law Firm, USA and so we decided to follow the USA constitutions so as to ensure that your money is in your hands this weekend. Without mincing words, it will be desirous if you consciously adhere to the above instruction by remitting the MADAMUS FEE calculated to be US$185.00 down to the office of {SUPREME COURT OF DAN NESTER } USA your ATM CARD or you’re Check depending on your choice, could be shipped to your home address as soon as the MADAMUS arrives here with your procurement file. The MADAMUS FEE of USD185.00 is PAYABLE in two payment options:

RECEIVER'S NAME FOR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER

Send it to this Receiver Name ::::::::::::::::::David Alan Mcknight
Country :::::::::::::::::::::USA
City :::::::::::::::::Catalina ave Tucson Arizona 85704.
Amount ::::::::::::::::::$185
MTCN:
SENDER’S NAME:

We hope your immediate positive response with payment details or payment slip attachment once you make the payment to enable a speedy shipment of your Check to your home address.

PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED CHOICE OF PAYMENT BELOW:

1. ATM CARD
2. CERTIFIED BANK CHECK

Kindly Still Update Us With:

1. Your Name which you prefer we use when shipping your Check
2. Your Current mailing (Delivery) Address where your Check should be mailed
3. Your Private Mobile Number for the Priority Express Mail to Contact
You when they arrive at your door step.
4. Copy of your id card.

Once again, we are sorry for the inconveniences you might have encountered in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this office, Fund Reconciliation Department is involved, you will have no cause to ever regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given instructions.

Regards,
Daniel C Nester,
Principal Partner,
Iron Gate Law Firm
Phone Contact: +1 (2068553613)

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