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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. Danjuma Suleman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contact703699884@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:39:25 -0700
Subject: Revert to this message immediately.

Attention: Beneficiary,

Upon the review and recent adjustment on the foreign payment policy of the Federal

Government of Nigeria regarding the settlement on all outstanding contract/Inheritance
and Lotto payments formerly scheduled and programmed for payment through cash delivery

(diplomatic means) Telegraphic Transfer or any local bank here in Nigeria, all various

offshore payment offices around the world, we hereby write to advise you/all affected

beneficiaries, in the light of the aforementioned that all payments originally/previously

scheduled before through local bank, offshore offices have been cancelled and recalled

forth-with as directed by the office of the presidency, all international payment will be

handle by the International Monitoring Fund African Department only, and any beneficiary who

fail to abide with this rule and regulations guiding this payment policy will regret it.

The International Monitoring Fund has been instructed by office of the presidency to make

sure all affected beneficiaries received their fund without any complain or further delays.

Due to your experiences with the previous arrangements by the past regime, the new President

(Good-Luck Jonathan) has made fresh arrangements with the IMF and international Community

because of the Global economic crisis in the whole World to make all payments through

telegraphic transfer after confirming that you are the real beneficiary of this said funds.

All affected beneficiaries will be communicating directly to the African Department Director

of IMF Mr. Martin Gambo on Tel: Tel: 234-8099873732, Fax: 234-1-2270102 Email:

(martingambo@e-mail.ua) for screening before payment.

From our observations, it appears you have been wasting your hard-earned money on group of

individuals who fraudulently ask you to pay certain amount of fees in order to release you

payment. Please henceforth, you should stop any further contacts with them and from your

reliable sources; you have made several payments to fraudsters who impersonate themselves as

holding important governmental post. I want to advise you in your own interest to desist

from such acts, which will not yield any fruitful result

Note: that IMF Office has been appointed to carry out these duties as the Federal

Government of Nigeria is keen in stamping out corruption and corrupt officials in all

federal establishments, in this case you are advised to stop any further communication with

any other bank or individual in respect of your payment to enable us have a successful

transfer at the end. You are required to re-confirm your information to this office

immediately.

You're full name/Address
You're telephone and fax
You're Contract/Inheritance Amount
You're receiving bank Name/Address
Account Number
Routing Number
Bank telephone number
A copy of your Identification

Make sure you keep this office update your communication with the IMF.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Danjuma Suleman
Senate Committe on Contract Payment

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