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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: "COMMISSION OF INQUIRY NIGER STATE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judicialcommissionnigerstate@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:55:37 -0800
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTICE


Dr.Abdullahi M. Suleman
Secretary Niger State May 29, 1997 and May 29, 2008 Contract Award
Judicial Commission of Inquiry
Minna ,Niger State
P.O Box [390]
Tel:+2347093435587

15th February, 2010

Attn: Honorable Contract Award Fund Payment Beneficiary

RE-NIGER STATE 1997/2008 CONTRACT AWARD REVIEW/ PANEL OF INQUIRY / FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR PAYMENT APPROVAL

This is to formally bring to your notice that the contract file in which your name appeared as its payment beneficiary has been verified, therefore, reconfirm the following information for formal approval of the payment of the contract sum [$25Million] by the executive governor of Niger State in your favour.[a] First name and Second name, State of origin and address, Occupation and Sex / Telephone #.

Given to the ugly trend in West Africa, the contract of which your name appeared as its payment beneficiary as ascertained by this Commission was not awarded by Federal Government of Nigeria, therefore, Federal Government of Nigeria is not responsible for the approval of the payment of the contract sum in your favor, in view of this, you are advised to be wary of those who parade themselves as Central Bank governors of Nigeria / officials of Nigeria government claiming to be responsible for the release of non-existing funds to unsuspecting individuals with the sole intent of defrauding them.

If, you fail to be wary of the activities of these ill-mannered individuals who hide under the umbrella of Federal Government of Nigeria to devour innocent citizens of the World in your quest to get the payment of the contract sum as stated above approved and subsequently release to you, Niger State Government and this Commission will not be held responsible.

Finally, this Commission was given a time frame to submit your payment file for approval by the executive governor of Niger State, hence, if the time frame elapses, the Commission will have no option than to record the $25Million being the contract sum as a forfeited / unclaimed fund as enshrined in its Act if you fail to reconfirm the information required herein within the reasonable frame of time.

Thanking you for your understanding / anticipated cooperation

In anticipation
Dr. Abdullahi M. Suleman
Secretary Niger State May 29, 1997 and May 29, 2008
Contract Award Judicial Commission of Inquiry
For inquiry call [+2347093435587]

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