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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: "OUR LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justicemikesolomon2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 02:39:42 -0800
Subject: FROM:JUSTICE MIKE SOLOMON,

FROM:JUSTICE MIKE SOLOMON,
DIRECTOR WITH FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE,NIGERIA
NO.77 AWOLOWO STREET OFF TELLI
JUCTION LAGOS STATE,NIGERIA
DIRECTLINE@ +234-7061249851
 
 
ATTENTION:OUR LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY
 
I am Justice. Mike Solomon, the overall director of master card department of the federal ministry of finance, Nigeria and presently the controller of this transaction that the federal government of Nigeria  has given the order and assigned me to ensure that its concluded before the end of this month.
 
The petroleum sector of this nation as one of the fastest-growing producing oil nation here in Africa awarded a contract sum of $12m in your name and favor and has ordered me to start instant processment  to ensure that the funds are delivered to you as an ATM CARD through a courier company, which the delivery expenses has already been taken care off.
 
As your director in regards to this transaction, I want to inform you that there are two gentle men here stating that you sent them to represent you because you are terribly ill, less-concern and cannot come over to Nigeria for the final signatory as the beneficiary on the master card certificate for the master card be handed over to you.
 
Based on that reason the two men gave, I decided to write to you so that I can be sure before I hand over the master card to them, which is my duty as the director assigned to this transaction, so be informed that the only thing that you are expected to do in this transaction is that you are going to let me know if you would be able to come and see me here in Nigeria for the last signatory on your master card release certificate and as soon as that is done, I would release the card to you and that’s all
 
But if you cannot make it to Nigeria, I am going to consult a lawyer on your behalf that will make the signatory for you at a fixed affordable service  fee, which you are going to take absolute care of and will be the only thing that will cost you money in this transaction and as soon as the lawyer is through, I will hand over the card to the courier man for delivery to your home.
 
And as for the two men,i told them to return back in three days time so that I would contact you and be sure you sent them to come and make claims of the master card in your name and favor.
 
In this regard, kindly reconfirm your full personal delivery details and information to us, so that I would commence proper investigation to know if you really sent them or they are liars. Get back to me as soon as you receive this notification.
 
Below are the information you are required to present at once for further processment of your master card,which will be lodged into the master card.
 
1)FULL NAME.......
2)AGE,OCCUPATION AND MARITAL STATUS.......
3)YOUR PHONE NUMBER, CELL PHONE,MOBILE#.......
4)HOME ADDRESS FOR YOUR MASTER CARD DELIVERY......
5)A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY CARD OR DRIVERS LICENCE.....
 
Expecting to hear from you at the reciept of this notification via my official contact address under the  end of this letter and also you are adviced to call if you can make long-distance call from your phone to inform me,you got my letter and that you have responded back to me for confirmation.
 
Direct Contact line .....+234-7061249851
 
YOURS SINCERELY,
JUSTICE MIKE SOLOMON
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
justicemikesolomon2@gmail.com

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