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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: "Minstry Of Finance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fmf_secretary2@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 07:55:55 -0700
Subject: ATTN:BENEFICIARY. ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ABOUT YOUR FUND?

FROM THE NEW ELECTED MINISTER:
MRS NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA (OFR)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
ADDRESS: PLOTS 745 & 746 AHMADU BELLO WAY, CENTRAL AREA,P.M.B 14 GARKI ABUJA
WEBSITE:Website: http://www.fmf.gov.ng
SECRETARY:MR JUDE CHUKWUEMEKA

Attention: BENEFICIARY

My name is Mr Jude Chukwuemeka I'm the personal Secretary to the new Minister of Finance, I'm directed to contact you by the Minister to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Dr DANIEL BELLO who claim to be your business associate/ partner in Nigeria .

The said Dr DANIEL BELLO is claiming to us that you are dead and he will like to change all the Information that you gave to us as our bona fide beneficiary. Below is the new banking information were he wish to have this funds transferred to:-

Bank of America
6901 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
Phone: 405-773-1683 Fax: 405-722-6005ABA: 103000017 (all other)
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy

This development is coming now that the Ministry want to offset all our duly outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries’ around the world in which your payment file was affected.

As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of usd$12.6m 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 Dr DANIEL BELLO is correct.

You are to contact me through my email address as soon as you receive this message so as to know the true position of things with you so that we would not make any mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account.

Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with your full names and direct phone number for an easy communication, your age and occupation to this effect.

Best Regards,

MRS NGOZI OKOJO IWEALA (OFR)
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
PERSONAL SECRETARY:MR JUDE CHUKUEMEKA

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