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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: "Esther Ajiboye" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ngozwea@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 18:05:11 -0800
Subject: Transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account

Dear Sir,

Re: Transfer of US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account.

This is to officially notify you that this Finance Ministry has been delegated by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to seek out and pay compensations to several scammed victims worldwide.

Your have therefore been selected as once of the beneficiaries of the compensation programme and awarded the sum of US$1,500,000.00 as compensation benefits in accordance with the World Bank Compensations recommendations under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office because you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds.

Should you follow our directives, your funds US$1,500,000.00 will be credited in your bank account by telegraphic transfer within three (3) working days and copies of the funds transfer release documents will be sent to you and your bankers for confirmation.

For the immediate transfer of the US$1,500,000.00 to your bank account, kindly reply back with your FULL NAME AND TELEPHONE number(s)for further details.

Reply Directly to my private E-mail: unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp

Note all correspondences regards your fund transfer of US$1,500,000.00 should have this Reference Number: (FMF/PED-NG/WAR-200) and reply me through my private E-mail: unccdeptch@yahoo.co.jp

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Esther Ajiboye
Federal Ministry of Finance
Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Business
District P.M.B 14,Abuja, Nigeria

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