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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 2347042050306

Fraud email example:

From: Sir Jibril Aminu <barrypimf@eircom.net>
Reply-To: Sir Jibril Aminu <sir.aminu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:19:54 +0100 (IST)
Subject: Confirm Receipt

FROM THE DESK OF: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON FOREIGN
DEBT RECONCILIATION AND SETTLEMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

VERY URGENT ATTENTION: TO ALL BENEFICIARIES

My name is Senator Jibril Aminu; I am the Senate committee Chairman on Foreign Matters in the Federal Republic of Nigeria House of Assembly, also in
charge of the external debt payment re-validation, vetting and approval.

The present government has deemed it necessary for this committee to be led by my office due to past challenges and as a result of its importance to our
external image.

Through our Intelligence Monitoring Network, we have discovered that some group of unscrupulous elements have fraudulently been using the federal government of Nigeria letter headed papers to miss-inform beneficiaries like you, causing a lot of problems and irregularities towards the release of their long overdue payment.

Because of this entire fraudulent act this committee has been dully charged with
the duty of revalidating and concluding all pending foreign payments in Nigeria to the approved beneficiaries.

Your information has been forwarded to my desk for the final verification and
onward approval for the immediate settlement of your fund. You are therefore,
required to send to me all your payment details immediately for this
committee's approval, i.e.,

(1) Your full names:
(2) Your means of identification:
(3) Current address and direct telephone number:
(4) Your expected payment amount:

According to the strength of this report, you should stop forthwith your
dealings with all these people who claim to be in charge of your payment.

Get back to me immediately.

Thanks
Senator Jibril Aminu.
Committee Chairman.
Tel: 234 704 205 0306

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