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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: "Audit Section FGN." <Presidency@fgn.org>
Reply-To: henry_salami3@yahoo.no
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:20:42 -0600
Subject: Outstanding Claim 2.




Dear Sir,

Re: Payment Instruction for your outstanding claim.

For succinct introduction, I am Dr. Henry Salami of the above named
Section of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN). I was mandated as the
head of Audit Section of the Office of the President to handle all Foreign
Payment commissioned since 1995
till date.

Based on that your file has been forwarded to my office for review due to
your outstanding sum. Based on the review carried out on your claim, I
discovered that the claim you are laying was grossly over-invoiced and
inflated to that magnitude by
some officials who contacted you to provide an account to receive the fund
simply because the code of conduct bureau does not permit civil servants
to run or operate foreign account. You are presented to receive the fund
as the beneficiary.

I have discovered that at no time did you execute any contract for the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, that you are contacted by some officials who
presented you as the beneficiary just because Contract payment falls
within their area of
jurisdiction. Their aim is to divert the fund for you all to share
mutually. I
discovered and decided to contact you though you might find it difficult
to believe but it is just the hard truth and so much money has been spent
in these matter.

I am contacting you just for one reason that the fund can still be paid if
I recommend because my discovery has not be revealed to anyone yet and I
don't want to cancel the payment outrightly because it will not go down
well with you. I want
to let you know that the fund can be paid if you are ready to follow my
advise and
work secretly with me due to the fact that I have interest in the fund . I
want to benefit from it, so let me know what will be my share out of it
then I will go ahead and correct the anomalies and your past mistakes for
the fund to be paid to you in seven working days.

I am writing you with the spirit that you have seen that this is the truth
but it will be very difficult to believe. As an Auditor attached to the
Presidency, I am interested in the fund and I will like us to do the
business together then I will write a favourable report about the claim
for the immediate release of the fund or I will put up a report that will
lead to the total cancellation of the payment. I know you have lost much
money in Lobbying the officials to get the approvals.

At the precise moment, the claim has been processed, we are irrevocably
mandated to
debit the Federal Government account. I will be expecting your response
for it might interest you to note that seven working day from the moment
you acknowledge the receipt of this mail and agree on my terms will be
enough to confirm the fund in your account provided you abide by my rules
and also maintain the confidentiality of the transaction to avoid anything
that will discredit my reputation.

Waiting for your response as a matter of urgency as the 2nd Payment
Quarter will come to end shortly. Do reconfirm your current telephone. It
is for effective
communication.

Revert with utmost urgency.

Thanks,

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Henry Salami.

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