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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: "MRS. KEMI ADEOSUN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrskemiadeosun@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:07:13 -0800
Subject: For your attention

 
                   19th December,2018
For your attention
RE-[US5,5MILLION] FUND RELEASE TO YOU
This is to formally inform you that your contract inheritance amount of ($5,500,000.00) has been approved for release by his Excellency through the Foreign Reserved Account of the Government with a United States based apex bank of African Government powered by African Union (AU) for the settlement of foreign debts on behalf of African Governments as recommended by my Committee to ensure the successful release of your fund as mentioned above within the giving period of time.
In view of this, you are therefore, required to re-confirm your details such as:
(a)        Surname, first and middle name
(b)        Nationality, state of Origin and address
(c)        Contact and functional telephone line
(d)        Occupation and position
(e)        Valid means of identification
As stated above is the information of your person required to regularize your file for you to be referred immediately to the United States based African Government paying bank for the release of your fund.
Finally, this is not a hoax neither is it an act of scam nor an attempt to lure you rather a genuine arrangement by Economic and Debt Reconciliation Committee under the office of the Presidency headed by me to ensure the speedy release of your fund through foreign reserved / intervention fund account of the Government that approved the release of your contract inheritance as recommended by my Committee.
Yours faithfully
Mrs.Kemi Adeosun
Head of Nigeria Economic
and Foreign  Debt Reconciliation Committee
Direct tel line:+234-7051882868
Email: mrskemiadeosun@presidency.com
 
 
Cc:
 
Diplomat George Ibe
Debt Reconciliation Committee Liaison officer (Houston Texas USA)

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