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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: "FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.PRESIDENT,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <muhammed.buharipresidentngr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:41:40 -0700
Subject: DIRECT MEMO FROM MR.PRESIDENT.

Office Of The Presidency.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Aso Rock,Abuja.
Office Of Mr.President.
President Muhammed Buhari,GCFR.
Telex: FGN/GXTT/NGR2015.



Attn: Funds Beneficiary.



Sir/Madam.


Direct Memo From Mr.President.



With my record here since my inaugurations as the President and Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria i have find out that your outstanding Contract/Inheritance/Lottery funds has not being released nor paid to you by the former Government of Dr.Good Luck Jonathan due to corruptions which is very endemic in the last regime hence that is my focal point as i have to rid this Country of Corruptions,after due scrutiny by the transition committee which i set up that submitted their report to me last week indicates that you have not being paid and this is the conditions given to me by the G7 Government which i attended the meeting in Germany before their will attend to my wish as i submitted to them which one of them is Debt forgiveness to enable me carry out the functions of this new Government effectively.

In view of the above and as a matter of urgency you are required to put a claims to your payment as i have decided to handle and administer your payment as my first priority,i will administer and release your payment to you directly through my office without any inhibitions,confirm to me all your personal data for your payment through my office only as i have taken over your payment file for that purpose,as soon as i hear from you i will inform you the process and what you will need to do before i will give a Presidential Instructions for the immediate transfer/payment of your due funds to you and this will be done through normal Government payment process through my office.

Finally once i hear from you i will give you my direct coded telephone number where you can be reaching me directly for security reasons and specially with any interceptions by my aids and personal assistants,furnish me with every of your details that will help me in your payment,note that you will SIGN and ENDORSE with your Signature the original HARD COPY DOCUMENTS of your Payment Release Bond (24 COPIES) page by page which by my record you have not done before now hence that is the normal Government process of Paying such huge sum of funds to beneficiaries,this was not done by the former corrupt Government as that is the requirement for your payment.

Looking forward to hear from you and please accept my apologies for the delays in past in receiving your due funds as i have decided to make amends now and release your funds to you without any prepayment once you have SIGN and ENDORSE your Government Approved Payment Release Bond (24 COPIES) page by page as the process entails.



Sincerely Yours,

President Muhammed Buhari,GCFR.
President And Commander In Chief,
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

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