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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dro_fmfaccdept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Godwill Osi" <dro_fmfaccdept@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:51:14 +0300
Subject: ****SPAM*(9.4)**** Attn: Sir
Attn:Sir
This is to inform you that according to the meeting hold today with the senate president Mr.Bukola Saraki, the Finance Minister and the President General International Monitory Fund (IMF), the secretary General of United State Fund Monitoring Security Agency (U.F.M.s.A), F.B.I united state of America and other foreign important dignities from all over the world.
THE MEETING A GANDER: was based concerning the payment of all our foreign contractors and to regain our country image to the international world.
We are to inform you today the beneficiary that the sum of $17 billion dollars included with all the accrued interest for this last quarter of the year 2017 based on the instructions from the international monitory fund and other related agencies at the meeting of today signed a jointly agreement with Federal Ministry Of Finance to transfer all the foreign contractors fund Your Fund and all transfer documents related to your contract fund release have being transferred to the the Chairman Contract Award Division (NNPC) today.
Please be Inform that your name have being published to the international news papers, and be warned not to responded to any mail from anybody from today in Nigeria, only respond to the Director International Remittance Department FMF Elder Godwill Osi . who is responsible for releasing of your contract fund into your bank account. Please be warned!!!!!!!!!.
Please forward to them together with your international passport or Driving License with your Bank Account Information’s, cell phone number and with any of your approved contract execution documents you have
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Elder Godwill Osi
Director International Remittance Department FMF
dro_fmfaccdept@yahoo.com
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