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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: "SEN. GILBERT EMEKA NNAJI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <interfinace_fgovngr@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:26:25 -0700
Subject: DEBT PAYMENT test

PRESIDENCY
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FCT ABUJA.
 
 
 
FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT
 
Attention please.
 
First and foremost I apologized using this medium which has been greatly abused to reach you for a transaction of this magnitude will not in any way contravene your ethics of better judgment. I am Senator Gilbert Emeka Nnaji, Chairman International Finance Unit (IFU) of the office of the presidency, I have been directed by the Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Contract and Inheritance payment to bring to your immediate notice and urgent attention that this Government understand your plight and the huge amount of money you have spent and all the disappointments you have suffered in the past to get your contract/inheritance fund paid to you.
 
Due to what we described as selective payment and incessant demand of excessive fee by some unscrupulous and corrupt erstwhile officials in charge of foreign contract payment in the past. However, being in the second quarter payment of the year and in order to make sure beneficiaries receives their pending payment before the end of this quarter.
 
In this regards, and due to the good and positive results we receive from the Office of the Presidency and the Federal Ministry of Finance a total sum of US$4.7 Billion U.S. Dollars have been approved from the supplementary Budget Bill which was approved by the Upper and Lower House of Assembly recently to pay all foreign Contractors/Inheritors whose payment have been hanging or pending since 1989.
 
Be informed that your name was listed among the first Ten (10) Beneficiaries whose payment instruction has been raised. This morning a Telex Signal attached with a Presidential Instruction Stamped and Signed by the President have being sent to the CONTRACT PAYMENT PANEL (CPP) for the payment of your Contract Fund and nine other Contractors within 72hrs.
 
 
As a the Chairman of this organization, I owe it as an obligation to confirm from you the reason why you have not received your payment till now. In respect to this, it is very important you get back to this office without further delay to confirm the authenticity of claim and reasons why you have not been paid.
 
Please, confirm the above information immediately.
 
Thank you.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
SEN. GILBERT EMEKA NNAJI
CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE UNIT,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

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