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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: <fundawardpanelminna@virgilio.it>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 22:53:14 -0700
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE

>From The Desk Of Dr.Suleman M. Abdullahi
Secretary Niger State 2012 / 2011 Contract Award
Judicial Commission of Inquiry
Minna ,Niger State
P.O Box [390]
Payment / Contract file # 0057
Our Ref: Inquirypanel/ngxx/ 2013
Your Ref: Beneficiary/0057/2013
Tel:+  +2348181013062 Land line [Tel:+ 234-1-881-2104]
Official email: judicialcommissionofinquiryminna@outlook.com
Temporary e-Mail: fundawardpanelminna@virgilio.it
 
 
 
                       May 07, 2013
 
 
Attn: Honorable Contract Award Fund Payment Beneficiary
 
 
 
RE-NIGER STATE 2012/2011 CONTRACT AND FUND AWARD PAYMENT REVIEW JUDICIAL
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MINNA NIGER.
 
This is to bring to your notice that the $25,000,000.00 [Twenty Five Million USD] being the value of the Contract you appeared as its payment beneficiary which was approved to be released to you by Niger State Government before the end of 2012 fiscal year has been remedied by this honorable Commission responsible for ascertaining completed Contracts and recommending payments as valued to those their names appeared as beneficiaries.
 
Having noticed that arrangement for the release of the aforementioned contract sum will not be concluded before the expiration of the mandate of this Commission due to your with due respect cynical nature and  approach towards the process initiated by this Commission and Access Bank management as the appointed paying bank to ensure the release of the Contract sum to you within the time frame given to the Commission to ensure that, the authority of this Commission therefore, decided out of sympathy to open a classified domiciliary account where the $25Million Contract sum debited from Niger State Government Account was deposited into for your sake as this arrangement was made between the authority of this Commission and top management of the Bank.
 
Today Access bank management handed over officially an internationally acceptable ATM DEBIT CASH CARD powered by Visa Card Company linked with the classified account to this Commission in a sealed envelope in accordance with the Bank agreement with this Commission. Having handed over the monetary instrument through which the release of the $25Million approved to be released to you is designed and Barrister Mike F. Ahamba acceptance as the accredited attorney of the Commission to sign off the $25Million on your behalf as your legal representative given that the limited time available to the Commission will not allow the Commission to invite you to perform this exercise in person as prerequisite for the release of the CARD to you marking the release / acceptance of the $25Million by you as stipulated in the ACT through which this Commission was established to carry out this mandate.
 
In view of this arrangement, re-confirm your delivery address , direct functional telephone line and numbers on your means of identification which must tally with the means of identification you will tender at the point of receiving the envelope that contained the ATM VISA CASH CARD and make urgent arrangement to make available the sum of Fourth USD [$40] charged by American speed post to deliver the card to you.
 
As listed above is the information required from you for the delivery of the Card to you  hence, provide it immediately without delay.Finally, this is not an attempt to lure nor to scam / defraud you hence, if you fail to respond within the reasonable frame of time, this Commission will be left with no option than to record your fund as a forfeited / unclaimed fund and thereafter, instruct Access Bank management to block the ATM VISA CASH CARD for the $25Million credited into it to be returned to the treasury of the government that awarded and approved the release of it to you.
 
Thanking you for your understanding and anticipated cooperation.
 
In anticipation
 
Dr. Abdullahi M. Suleman
Secretary Niger State 2012 / 2011 Contract Award Judicial Commission of
Inquiry
For Inquiry and SMS +2348181013062 Land line [Tel:+ 234-1-881-2104]
 

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