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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: "Adesuwa Abati" <adesuwaabati45@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:56:00 -0400
Subject: HELLO FRIEND


My Names is Mr. Adesuwa Abati, a cousin to Dr.Reuben Abati, Senior Special =
Adviser (Media and Publicity) to Formal President Goodluck Jonathan GCFR, o=
f the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I pray this letter meet you in good heal=
th, I was directed to contact you by Dr. Abati based on the confidentiality=
of this letter, as you may know, Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28, 2015=
presidential election to New President Muhammadu Buhari. Since Formal Pres=
ident Jonathan lost election to the opposition APC candidate General Buhari=
, there has been confusion everywhere as the outgoing administration is afr=
aid that the New administration of President Buhari will probe all sectors =
of the economy including the controversial missing $20billion Nigerian Nati=
onal Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) fraud, which the Minister of Finance Dr (=
Mrs). Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani=
Alison-Madueke could not provide adequate answer to address the conflictin=
g reports from various authorities. As a result of this development, Dr. Ab=
ati, instructed me to seek your partnership in a confidential funds transac=
tion, which Goodluck mandated him to transfer out of Nigeria, hence there i=
s a possibility that the New administration of President Buhari will probe =
him, and should in case that happen, then part of the said funds will be us=
ed to pay attorney fees and other expenses, which may occur during the pros=
ecution, while the rest amount will be invested into lucrative businesses i=
n your country. The total of $250mln USD has been succesful moved and depos=
ited with a security firm here in Accra Ghana by myself as the special agen=
t therefore i seek your partnership and cooperation to move the funds out o=
f the security firm.Consequently, you will be rewarded with 30% of the $250=
mln, while 5% will be set aside to cover all administrative expenses both p=
arties will incur during the process. I respectfully request That You treat=
the content of this letter as privileged and respect the integrity of the =
information you come by as a result of this correspondence.If you are inter=
ested to partner with us in this urgent transaction, please kindly provide =
me with your mobile telephone number so that we can discuss more of this is=
sue and move into action immediately. Sincerely, Mr.Adesuwa Abati Special A=
gent

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