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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: "MRS.DOORIS MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fmfoffice8@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:55:14 -0800
Subject: Re: Your ATM CARD Payment Notification Alert...(ATM-811) or Cash Delivery

                              FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
                                  OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
 
                                                                          DATE:10TH December 2013
 
FROM THE DESK OF THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENCY, INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CHIEF AUDITOR TO MR PRESIDENT: Hon. (Mrs.) Doores Morgan
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari
Way, Central Area
Lagos - Nigeria .
TEL: +234-8034377750
YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS
Our Ref: CBN/FMF/CBX/021/2000/2013.
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/
Email: akim.musa02@gmail.com
 
 
 
Re:Your ATM CARD Payment Notification Alert...(ATM-811) or Cash Delivery
 
 
Attn: The Beneficiary
 
 
The Federal Executive meeting on economic and financial matters resolved today with the Intercontinental bank of Nigeria Plc and Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay all outstanding debts and resolved to pay through the Director of Finance Minister (Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala) as she will give instruction by following the international banks through our corresponded paying banks in West African which an amount of $8.3m dollars has been approved on your behalf.
 
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance funds files and found out that you have not received your approval funds the sum of $8.3 millions dollars as we have two mode of payment.
 
Please be inform that the said amount have to be programmed through ATM Master Card or Diplomatic Fund Delivery, therefore you advise to forward your full name,address,country and direct telephone number to
Mrs.Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala and negotiate a means to dispatch the approval Visa Master card to your house address or through diplomatic Fund delivery to your country.
 
Below are the details you are advised to provide immediately and also indicate to this office how you prefer to have your funds release to you immediately.
 
FULL NAMES: __________________________________
DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR ATM CARD: __________________
SEX: _______________
DATE OF BIRTH: __________________
OCCUPATION: __________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________
 
contact info status below
 
CONTACT PERSON: MRS.NGOZI OKONJO IWUALA
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MINISTER
Email: ( fmfoffice8@yahoo.com )
Tel: +234-1-8991722
 
Regards
 
MRS.DOORIS MORGAN
CHIEF AUDITOR TO MR PRESIDENT
 

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