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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: Jimul Vinusbal <jimulvinusbal@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:37:34 -0700
Subject: Welcome

Dear
Following the Bilateral Agreements and Memorandum Of Understanding
(MOU) with some Countries on economic and other issues,the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with Central Bank Of
Nigeria (CBN) have mandated the paying bank to release all outstanding
payment with immediate effect.As the first step to the new government.
An AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE(ATM)CARD valued at $8.3Million has been
issued in your favor as part payment.A maximum withdrawal limit of
$5,000.00 per day is allowed, and cash can be drawn from any ATM
outlet anywhere in the world.
Therefore, your ATM CARD is readily available for dispatch to your address.
Further details shall be furnished to you as soon as you reconfirm the
following information:
(A) Full Names:
(B) Delivery Address:
(C) Home phone, Mobile Phone and Fax Numbers:
(C) Occupation:
(D) Contract/Inheritance Amount:
Please ensure that you provide a valid phone number in your return
email .Discard future correspondences from any office requesting for
advance payment without permission from this office.Do not accept
checks from anyone as most of them are bogus.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Barr Jimul Vinusbal
Debt Management Office (DMO)
Ministry Of Finance,Federal Republic Of Nigeria

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