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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: "Dr. Olusegun Aganga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalministryoffinancenig@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:22:22 -0700
Subject: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE/Respond Now To Claim Your Fund.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
P.M.B. 14, Garki, Abuja.
Official E-mail: federalministryoffinancenig@yahoo.cn

Attn:- Beneficiary,
Dated This Day:25th of May,2010

I, Hon. Dr Olusegun Aganga,Newly Elected Minister Of Finance Fed. Rep. Of Nigeria do like to inform you that your approved fund valued USD$10.5 Million has now gain interest of USD$5Million making the total of USD$15.5 Million,you are advise to respond immediately for the processing and immediate release of your fund,Your name was on our payment FILE marked "X" and it was discovered that you have not been paid in all your attempt to receive these fund by the past administration of the late President Umaru Musa Yaradua

You are lucky because your file has been recognised and your payment was approved yesterday by the President,Meanwhile you must stop whatsoever contact you have with those "IMPOSTER" and make sure you forward their emails to me immediately.

In the last six month eighty two beneficiaries were paid and it remains Forty eighty (48) Foreign Beneficiaries that will receive their fund before these month of September will come to an end ,most beneficiaries are from USA,CANADA,AUTRALIA,GERMANY AND JAPAN.

Failure to respond immediately,means that there is no way on EARTH you will be able to receive these fund anymore.These is your permanent CODE:2010/USD$15.5MILLION/CONFIRM.You are advise to use it as subject when reponding to my email for urgent attention to be given to you.

Kindly Provide the following details for immediate actions to be carried out:

1:Your full names:
2:Your present address:
3:Your age and sex:
4:Your occupation:
5:Your Tel/fax:
6:Scanned copy of your I.D:

As soon as i re-confirm your present details,i will prepare a letter of release on your behalf and forward it to the payment bank that will carry out the transfer of your fund directly to you.


Regards.


Hon. Dr Olusegun Aganga.
The Honourable Minister of Finance,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.





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