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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: "funds21@terra.es" <funds21@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 19:58:29 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS. E. USMANN


FROM THE DESK OF MRS. E. USMANN
FEDERAL MINISTRY Of FINANCE
5th Floor, Annex 3New Secretariat Complex

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

My name is Mrs. Menard E.Usman.(Honourable Minister of Finance)
set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria to verify and settle all outstanding debts owned to foreign contractors whose payment is overdue.

But the reasons why your own Transfer has been delayed is because, there has been a counter claims on your funds by one Mr.Peter Woo
The said Mr. Peter Woo is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like to change all the Informations that you gave to us as our bonafide beneficiary of the said Fund as approve by the presidency.
This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries arround the world in which your payment file was affected.

As you may known, the total amount approved in your favour by the Fedral Government of Nigeria is total sum of $10,000,000,00(Ten Million United State Dollars). We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you are dead and If we did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mr. Peter Woo is correct.

You are to contact me as soon as you receive this message to know the true position of things with you so that we won't make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account

Please indecate US with your full Address (INFORMATION) and direct phone number for an easy communication to this effect Immidiatly

YOUR FULL NAMES:...................
CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:..............
TELEPHONE / FAX NAUMBERS:............
MOBILE PHONE:.................
OCCUPATION/POSITION:.................
AGE/MARITAL STATUS................
OCCUPATION/POSITION..............
Amount.......................

Your swift / Urgent response will help this ministry alot to avoid making payment on wrong person /persons account.

This office is glad to inform you that your payment shall be made as soon as we receive your feedback of claim/release today.
NB ANY FASLE INFORMATION GIVEN TO THIS OFFICE SHALL LED TO THE CONSELLATION OF THE SAID FUND

Best Regards.
Mrs. Menard E.Usmann :
(Federal Minister Finance (FMF)
Mr.Akin Sylvester (Permanent Secretary (FMF).





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