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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: online@hkcs.org
Reply-To: drugobrown@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:59:13 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION.


Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION, I am Dr. Ugo O. Brown, Financial Accountant Foreign A=
ffairs Ministry; my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks a=
nd financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract paymen=
ts executed within the country. I am the final signatory to any transfer or=
remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and interna=
tional levels in line to foreign contracts settlement. I have before me lis=
t of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as th=
ese accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed depos=
its and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present you to the federal govern=
ment that you are among the people expecting the funds to be transferred in=
to their account, on this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards t=
o the unpaid certified contract funds. I have every files before me and the=
data's will be change to your name to enable you receive the fund into you=
r nominated bank account as the beneficiary of the fund's amount $25.5 Mill=
ion U.S.D. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus fund=
s to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed depo=
sits, I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I recei=
ved 2 days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /Foreign Debt=
s to submit the List of payment reports /expenditures and audited reports o=
f revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit this sum followin=
g my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally. =
MY CONDITIONS: 1. You will give me 50% of your contract funds as soon as yo=
u confirm it in your designated bank account. 2. This deal must be kept sec=
ret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email/telephone, fo=
r security purposes. 3. There should be no third parties as most problems a=
ssociated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representativ=
e. If you agree with my conditions, l will advise you on what to do immedia=
tely and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix =
your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the ten days mandate. I=
hope you don't reject this offer but have this fund transferred. If you ar=
e willing and ready to carry out this deal with me, I advise you furnish me=
with the following information to enable me make the required changes on t=
he file and documents to your name as the beneficiary. 1.Your full names,ho=
me/Office address. 2.your telephone/mobile line. 3.Your recent passport pho=
tograph. For security reasons do not respond to the above email address. Yo=
u are to contact me through my private e-mail address at drugobrown@yahoo.c=
om.hk at the receipt of your mail; I will direct you on what to do. Waiting=
for your reply soon, Dr. Dr. Ugo O. Brown. Financial Accountant, Foreign A=
ffairs Ministry drugobrown@yahoo.com.hk=20

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