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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. NENADI USMAN" <mrs_nenadiusman0@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:08:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.


PMB 8 GARKI ABUJA


Attn:Amarjit Singh ,

I am Mrs Nenadi E. Usman , The newly appointed Minister Of Finance of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria. I have been directed by His Excellency the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, (General Olusegun Obasanjo, SFF, GCRF) to bring to your notice and urgent attention that there was a meeting held in the Presidency and we understand the huge amount of money you have spent, and all the disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your contract fund paid to you. Due to what we described as selective payment and incessant demand of excessive fees by some unscrupulous and corrupt Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N) officials in charge of foreign contract payment in the past.

However, upon assumption of office by this government, series of special meetings were held in Nigeria and Abroad with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution: e.g. World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (I.M.F), Paris and London Club of Creditors, European Economic Community (E.E.C) and Envoys of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement Worldwide, affiliated to the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The purpose of this meeting is to:
1) Rebuild Nigerian Economy.
2) Pay all Foreign Debts.

In this regards a total of US$26 Billion Dollars have being approved from the Supplementary Budget Bill by the National Assembly last month to Start payment to all contractors whose payment have been hanging since 1996 - 2006.

The Federal Government have instructed the appointed GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)(ENGR.FUNSHO KUPOLOKUN) to see that all foreign contractors receives his/her contract payment in the next 72hrs as instructed. This committee has been empowered to pay all contract payment previously approved by the past Regimes/Administrators, which their payment was not effected by Electronically Identifying all Legimate Contractors.

This morning a Telex signal attached with Presidential Order stamped and signed by the president have been sent to Office of the Persoal Adviser to the Presidency on Finacial Maters to contact you for the payment of your over-due contract fund and other contractors listed. You are strongly advised for your interest and your esteemed company to call Chairman Senate Committee on Contract Identification and Payment Hon.Farouk Bello on office Line Tel:234-806-669-3210, mail: faroukbelloo@legislator.com immediately you receives this notice and provide him your Foreign Alocation Pin Code or request him to assist you to obtain it if you have lost or misplaced yours. Once your Foreign Alocation Pin Code is forwarded to the body a process of verification will be completed and irrevocable payment instruction will be issued to the apex bank for final remittance of your funds.

Sir, on behalf of this Government, I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your contract payment.

Best Regards.

Mrs Nenadi E. Usman
Honorable Minister of Finance
Federal Republic of Nigeria


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