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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: "DR SULEMAN M. ABDULLAHI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sulemanabdullahi@superposta.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:22:04 -0600
Subject: READ ME IMMEDIATELY

                                                                       21st   February, 2012
 
 
Attention Dear,
 
It is with a great pleasure to reach out to you through this medium for a sensitive and confidential DEAL, first let me start by introducing myself to you; I am honorable Dr. Suleman M. Abdullahi one time Permanent Secretary in Niger State Ministry of Finance and a former Commissioner of Agriculture in Niger State, age 60 years, married to Agatha John now referred to as Mrs. Agatha Suleman for 40 [forty] years blessed with 4 [four] kids and also by His grace a grand father, a devoted Catholic and Knight of Saint Mulumba  
 
Given my pedigree as a civil servant, I was appointed by his Excellency the Executive Governor of Niger State the head of Niger State Contract Verification Judicial Commission of Inquiry charged with the responsibility of verifying Contracts awarded by previous administrations of the State with the view of recommending those duly executed for immediate payment approval and also recommending the rearward of abandoned ones and ascertaining the cause of their abandonment.
 
Out of the total sum of $1,000,000,000 [ One Billion USD] budgeted / appropriated by Niger State government to settle Contract debts, the sum of $850,000,000.00 [ Eight hundred and fifty USD] has been expended in paying for Contracts satisfactorily executed by companies / Contractors the Contracts were awarded to by past regimes of the State as ascertained by my Commission.
 
Having expended the sum of $850Million offsetting Contracts debts out of the total sum of $1Billion appropriated / budgeted by the State, the balance of $150Million is at the verge of being declared as surplus and subsequently, returned back to the State Government treasury by the State Ministry of Finance. As the head of the Commission, I considered this as an opportunity to have a better life after retirement by relocating with my family to any Western nation where lives and properties are secured given the level of insecurity and political instability here.
 
In view of this, I am looking for a trustworthy and responsible individual to partner with in securing the approval of the sum of $100Million out of the $150Million surplus Contract debts funds for our mutual benefit by registering a company with the name of the individual with which the release of the $100Million will be approved to the individual with other legal documents as will be processed by me as a contractor who executed a Road Contract valued One hundred million USD [$100,000,000] but yet to be paid as in the case of others.
 
The $100Million if approved will be released / transferred to any designated account of the individual in the World and will be shared equal by $50Million to the individual and $50Million to me as partners who contributed equally towards the success of this once in a life time financial opportunity / transaction.
 
My criteria for considering the individual given the nature of this deal / amount involve are thus:
 
[1] The individual must be a responsible family man or woman
[2] Legal resident in the host country
[3] Age consideration 40 [Forty] years and above with a reasonable means of income and a strong believer of God irrespective of religious believe 
 
As given above are my criteria for accepting to partner with the individual as the execution of this deal will without doubt require financial sacrifice from both parties and also a high sense of responsibility.
 
This deal is real and far from fraud / scam as may be regarded given to what is obtainable in this part of the word, therefore; if you consider it worthwhile and opportunity you ought to grab to gain financial freedom to some an extent and meet the criterions stated above, indicate interest by responding positively for us to engage ourselves in discussions for the execution of this deal within the limited time available to us as this is a privilege from Almighty God.
 
Should you wish to speak to me on phone before responding below is my private line as thus: +2348129023789
 
 
God bless you as you give attention to this.
 
Dr. Suleman M. Abdullahi
 
These are my private mails through which you can reach me on e-mail
 
sulemanabdullahi@rediffmail.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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