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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. KEMI ADEOSUN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adeosunkime@presidency.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:25:52 -0800
Subject: RE-[US5,5MILLION] FUND DELIVERY TO YOU

                     24th November,2017
 
 
For your attention
 
 
RE-[US5,5MILLION] FUND DELIVERY TO YOU
 
 
I, wish to formally inform you of the arrival of Diplomat
GEORGE IBE contracted to deliver your funds to you at
Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody city Wyoming,USA
where he is transiting from as I was reliably informed by him.
 
 
Diplomat George Ibe is faced with the challenge of getting the boxes retrieved from US Customs and Boarder protection subject to payment of Customs duty being cargo boxes therefore, you are advised to make urgent arrangement to ensure that he retrieved the Boxes from the authorities mentioned above for him to proceed with the available flight on ground to your state to deliver them to you as the content of the boxes makes them fragile to be held more than 24 hours by un-authorized persons given the fact that the true contents'fiscal cash' are known to this Committee, your person as the principal fund owner and Diplomat George Ibe who declared the boxes to contain personal effects as instructed by this Committee to avoid confiscation of the US$5,5million as contained in the boxes.
 
 
Therefore,you are advised to re-confirm your delivery
address and name to him for proper delivery arrangement
through his email address as:[george.ibe@diplomats.com]
or give him a call on his newly acquired telephone line
[307-855-7240] and make your personal telephone line
available to him as to enhance means of communication between
both of you during the delivery process.
 
 
 
The metal boxes containing the aforementioned Contract inheritance amount approved to be released to you by his Excellency President M. Buhari are sealed with iron wax for security reasons and for the safety of the content of the boxes for your awareness.
 
 
Finally,this is not a hoax neither is it an act of scam nor an attempt to lure you rather a genuine arrangement by Economic and Debt Reconciliation Committee under the office of Presidency headed by me to ensure the speedy release of your fund before the end of 2017 fiscal year through cash delivery therefore, consider this mail a priority and adopt a proactive measure to ensure the successful delivery of your fund by establishing contact with Diplomat George Ibe as directed herein.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Mrs.Kemi Adeosun
 
Honorable Minister of Finance,Head of Nigeria Economic Team
and Debt Reconciliation Committee
Direct tel line:+234-7051882868
Email: mrskemiadeosun@presidency.com

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