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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: "Musa Audu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <musaauduu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 06:06:11 -0700
Subject: Re: Approved.

Attention : Creditor/Contractor,
This is to advise on  your long overdue payment of US$2.5Million which has  been programmed in automated Teller Machine card (ATM) powered by mastercard which has been retrieved  back by the OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION NIGERIA and has been handed to GLOBAL POSTAL SERVICE to deliver it to you via {Regular Mail Service}.This is due to lack of payment from beneficiary, that is why the AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION has decided to grant a Judicial Waiver on each package for easy and cheap delivery  to the   you (Beneficiary ).
However, with respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, I hereby inform you that your payment has  been verified and confirmed  "OK"  for  your confirmation . Therefore, we are happy to inform you that all arrangements has perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible and in our bid to be transparent inline with programmed of the present administration of Dr. Good luck Jonathan, the President  and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Payment Reference No.-3546008, Allocation No: 6746008 Password No: 339008 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN008
The GLOBAL POSTAL SERVICE will get your parcel to you via regular mail in 4days time after you meet up with the postal service fee which is of a very low tariff to suit you and to make sure you receive this  payment, as for the postage service we will want you to know that GPS (Global Postal Service) will need you to pay for the postage service which is $85, which will be for the service rendered to you. Find below the outline charges on your parcel.
 
 
Global Postal Service Fee  :  $40
Receipt                    :  $15
Clearance                  :  $30
TOTAL                      :  $85
 
 
Receivers Name  :   IKE    KENNEDY
 
Address         :   LAGOS  -  NIGERIA
 
Text question   :   WORK
 
Text answer     :   GOOD
 
Amount          :   US$85
 
As soon as the  officer  of  Global postal Service receives the  above  fee, your  Automated Teller Machine card will  be  packaged for  immediate  delivery  , you  are  advised  for  the  interest  of  your long  overdue  to  resolve  the  fee  immediately and  forward  to  me  the  MTCN NUMBER  with the senders name  for  proper  delivery  advise and  your  full  name , coutry, States,City Zip code and  your  telephone  number is  need  for  onward   correspodents.
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Dr Musa Audu
OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE NIGERIAN FEDERATION
Telephone: +2347056851451
Email    : musaauduu@gmail.com

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