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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. Asma’u Mohammed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asmaumohammed07@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:57:30 +0100
Subject: Instruction To Commence Your Payment

Debt Management Office Nigeria
Department Of Debt Settlement

Dear Esteemed Client,

Instruction To Commence Your Payment

After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Under the direct authorization of the Government of Nigeria in Conjunction with the United Nations and United States Government. The Directorate has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of Seventeen Million United State Dollars (US$17 Million) of your claim that has been in our security vault.

We were meant to understand from our findings that this fund is the proceed accrued to you from the Contract/Inheretance fund of which would have been paid to you during the regime of the late President Alhaji Umaru Yaradua who as a result of his death, and as a result of the change of personnel in (DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE NIGERIA), certain documents where misplaced. You have been passing through a lot of difficulties in seeing to the release of the fund which amounts to (Seventeen Million United State Dollars (US$17 M). This has been the handwork of some dubious directors in the finance department taking advantage of the passing away of the President, holding unto your fund.

We advice that you stop further correspondence from anywhere concerning this funds. You no longer have to pass through any bureaucratic bottleneck in receiving your fund, as the fund has been deposited with us by the new regime of President Muhammadu Buhari. There is no need for delay as you have meet up with the whole requirements.

We do not want you to pass through wire transfer with the former bank, that was processing this transaction . We are aware that you have taken that option but it did not work .You can as well come over and conclude this transaction, if you choose to.

We know your representatives else where will advise you to still go ahead with them, which will be at your own risk.

Do get back to us with the following required information.

*Your Full Name
*Your contact Address
*Direct Cell Phone Number for easy communication

Note that if no seriousness is seen from you, we have no choice but to send this fund back to the National treasury as an unclaimed fund by you.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Asma'u Mohammed

Debt Management Office Nigeria
Department Of Debt Settlement

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