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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: "FROM MRS. ZAINAB SHAMSUNA AHMED" <infolee@usa.org>
Reply-To: imfinternationalmonetaryfundunit@aol.com
Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:26:14 +0100
Subject: RE; IMPORTANT COMPENSATION TO ALL VICTIMS OF FRAUD IN NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA
FROM 2017 TO 2020.

Subject: IMPORTANT COMPENSATION TO ALL VICTIMS OF FRAUD IN NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA FROM 2019 TO 2020.


THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FROM THE DESK OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PMB 1008, GARKI-ABUJA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


ATTN: ALL THE LISTED BENEFICIARIES

IMPORTANT COMPENSATION TO ALL VICTIMS OF FRAUD IN NIGERIA AND WEST AFRICA FROM 2000 TO 2009.

Following the petition we received from United Nations Human Rights Commissions (UNHRC) and the International Arbitration panel over non compensation of advance fee fraud and scam victims in Nigeria. The federal Government of Nigeria has set up a special panel called the (Foreign Debt Reconciliational Panel) (FDRP)that comprises all the financial monitoring body of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, including the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,the economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) and the Minister of finance to work out the modalities for an amicable way of making sure that every victim of fraud in Nigeria is duly compensated as a pre-condition of lifting the economic sanction the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed on Nigeria because of the activities of these fraudsters and also to redeem the good image of Nigeria among the committee of Nations.

It is significant to mention here that the Federal Government of Nigeria is aware of the situation and the battered image, unholy names, international prejudices and bias mind, prospective investors and foreign contractors have for Nigeria, which is detriment to the Nation's Economy.

Owing to this development, The Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel has resolved to pay every victim of fraud in Nigeria and west Africa the sum of US$500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) each.The Federal Government has complied all the names of the victims and has issued a fund and converted it to ATM MASTER CARD of US$500,000.00 to each person and is now ready to be sent to every beneficiary by the foreign debt reconciliation panel .

This is necessary so that the beneficiaries would not be subjected to officers bureaucratic ineptitude and administrative bottleneck of local bankers and their international allies, that always hinder the transfer of fund after the beneficiary have paid all that was ask of him, and provided all the requirements as expected of him and still the transfer will not take place.

However, on verification of the file sent to my table for approval, your name among several other victims was approved to receive their compensation in this year's third quater foreign debt reconciliation payment schedule.You are therefore advised to contact the paymaster, foreign debt reconciliation panel with your full name , official contact address and your private telephone number to enable him despatch the ATM MASTER CARD to your doorstep as soon as possible.

The contact details of the paymaster are as follows.

NAME: MR CHIEF G. FADER : TEL: 234-81-22-333-795 .EMAIL:(imfinternationalmonetaryfundunit@aol.com).

Note that each beneficiary is expected to pay only the insurance and DHL delivery cost of the Delivery of the ATM MASTER CARD to his or her address.

You are therefore advised to stop any form of communication with any other person or organization as the foreign debt reconciliational panel is the only body set up by the federal government to carry out this compensation.The federal government will not be held responsible for your failure to contact the paymaster and receive your compensation fee as this is the last chance you have now to receive this payment.Note that the payment is based on first come first serve and your are advised to be urgent and avail yourself of this given opportunity.

we sincerely appologize of behalf of the federal government for what you have gone through in the hands of the unscrupulous elements.

Yours faithfully


MRS.ZAINAB SHAMSUNA AHMED
HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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