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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: "Mr. Lucky Kadiri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrluckykadirioffice@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:01:28 -0430
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION!!!

>From Mr Lucky Kadiri
Chairman Payment Committee
Presidential Villa Abuja

Dear Beneficiary

This letter is written to you in order to change your Life from today as you have been listed as one of those VICTIM who lost huge sum of money while trying to receive your payment from Nigeria, London, USA etc, we also want to inform you that during the last Head of States Meeting in the African Union (AU) in which Nigeria is a Leading Member Country, we were directed to refund to you the sum of $900,000 which covers the money you lost plus accrued interest generate. Further Investigation carried out on your payment revealed that effort made in the past to pay you through Bank to Bank transfer was not successful as a result of so much money requested from you to secure numerious transfer documents thereby causing long delay in carrying out the bank to bank transfer which never took place up till now.

In order for you to receive this $900,000 without any delay, we have decided to pay you through a Specialized atm card which is one of the fastest, reliable and convenient means of receiving payment worldwide. As soon as this Specialized atm card arrives your delivery address, you will be able to use it to withdraw money from any atm machine without any delay or difficulty.

We wish to inform you that the members of Payment Committee are honorable men of Great Repute and Intergrity who have served the Government of Nigeria in both local and International capacities, we also wish to inform you that the Committee members were appointed by our respected President to pay foreign Debt such as Contract Debt, Inheritance/Next of Kin Debt, Compensation Debt, Lottery Debt, Purchase/Sales of Good Debt, and all other Foreigner debt own by Nigeria Government, in order to restore good image to international communities. You are advice to reply back immediately you receive this mail, so that you will receive your own payment. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HEREBY ADVICE YOU TO HENCEFORTH STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DECEIVEING YOU FOR TOO LONG AND WORK WITH THIS COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY COMMITTEE APROVED BY NIGERIA GOVERNMENT AND AFRICAN UNION TO MAKE PAYMENT TO YOU.
In case you want to receive your payment this week, you are advice to reply with ANSWERS to the Questions below.

Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Direct telephone. Fax Number ( if any)
Your AGE
What You Do For A Living
How Many Months Or Years in which You Have Been Expecting your Payment
The Place you sent Money Last whether Nigeria or London etc
The Last Amount of Money You sent to Nigeria and What Month or Year


Mr Lucky Kadiri
Chairman Payment Committee
Presidential Villa Abuja Nigeria

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