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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: "ABUBAKAR ABDU GIZA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abubakargiza.oagf.abuja@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:12:11 -0800
Subject: Good Day Very Urgent !!! !!! !!..

ABUBAKAR ABDU GIZA, FCNA
DIRECTOR OF REVENUE AND INVESTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION (OAGF) FGN.
TEL: +2349066818635
EMAIL: abubakargiza.oagf.abuja@gmail.com
 
Calvary Greetings.
 
My name is ABUBAKAR ABDU GIZA , Director Revenue and Investment, Office of the Accountant General Of the Federation. Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am directly responsible for Review and Release of funds to Foreign contractors and Special Agencies of Government under the Federal Government Millennium Development Goals (MDG’S).
 
I discovered as we are preparing the 2017 Budget that an excess of USD25,000,000.00, is still floating as unclaimed payment for contract executed in late 2016.
 
Further Checks revealed that it was a deliberate extra budgetary provision in form of over invoiced contract payment to a foreign contractor who has since been paid in full and projects officially commissioned.
 
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to present you as the beneficiary of this fund USD25M and transfer the total amount to you for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names.
In return, we have agreed among ourselves to offer you 40% of the transferred sum.Modalities have been perfected to conclude this transaction within the next 10 business days.
 
Our assurance is that your role shall be totally risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves, and for mutual security of funds, the whole procedures shall be legally processed with your name or any company you may nominate as the bona fide final beneficiary.
 
Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the Civil Service of my country, I am very much averse to having my image and career dented.
 
This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency. Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to enable us include this transfer in the first batch of the 2017 fiscal year contract payments.
Kindly reach me on my confidential email address or my direct telephone number above for further details.
I look forward to your prompt response.
ABUBAKAR ABDU GIZA, FCNA

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