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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: MAJOR GENERAL DOMINION <majorgeneraldominion@yahoo.pt>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:53:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL


Strikeforce Security Co., Ltd. 12AA Dr. Mohammed Close, Abuja,   3/12/2014
Our ref: sfs/nig/gps/111/14      telephone: 2348129837757.
 
Attention: Managing Director,
OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR PROPOSAL
 
   I am MAJOR GENERAL DOMINION DAGASH(COMMANDANT NIGERIAN ARMY COMMAND DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPING DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NIGERIA ,It is of good intention I am bringing this proposal to your  honorable desk. Kindly forgive me if I am interfering into your private life, but I am doing this with a good motive that would be of benefits to both of us and even to our families.
 
I have a transaction for both of us to participate in without digression but it will make us to abscond financial calamities. The federal ministry of education has implemented new policy of education in the country and existing old curriculum has been faced out while a new one has been introduced replacing the old. Also the curriculum planning department has been awarded a contract to produce the new curriculum and supply it to all government schools nationwide which includes (1) basic schools (2) secondary schools as well as supplying computers and school buses to all the government existing schools. This is where my proposal is coming from to your desk and you must be up to 50 years and above before you will be qualified to execute a government contract here.
 
This contract will receive financing from the federal government for it execution, the total contract is valued at two hundred and ninety six million United States dollars ($296m)
     I want to partner with you but you must be up to 50 years and above for my department and your firm to work together and achieve supply of the computers and buses at a very cheap rate for both of us to make our own gains. Your firm will stand as a foreign contractor/expert while I shall serve as your agent here. The awarded contract to my department is in the tone volume of $57,500,000.00 (fifty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars). The federal government will release 70% of the contract amount upfront to us through the country federal reserve at Commonwealth bank Germany OR at JP Morgan Chase Bank USA for project execution while 30% balance will be paid after government inspection immediately the job is completed.  I NEED QUICK RESPONSE FROM YOU. DIRECT YOUR FEEDBACK TO MY Email: [majorgeneraldominion@yahoo.pt]
 
 
 yours   Sincerely         
       
MAJOR GENERAL DOMINION DAGASH


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