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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: ''Dr. Nathan E. Buzzia'' <nathbuzzia@outlook.com>
Reply-To: nathan-b@energie-ministere-gouv.tk
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:30:13 +0000
Subject: Treat as Personal and Private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hi,
Compliments of the day! With due diligence, My name is Dr. Nathan E. Buzzia and I am The Comptroller General, Ministry of Mines & Energy, Republic Du Benin; my official responsibilities include Fiscal and Managerial Accountability of the government, Contract Evaluation, Appraisal and Procurement. I decided contacting you after evaluation of worthy information I received about your integrity, honesty and reliability. Honestly, can we use your name in proxy to receive a legitimate contract payment of a sizable amount 12.5 million dollars?? The fund in question is attributable to a deceased expatriate engineer and contractor, from your Country and who coincidentally has identical last name with you. In fact this is a straight payment process and it's realizable within 3 working days only. Get back to me for a comprehensive and detailed follow up information. I wait your reply,
Best Regards,
Dr. Nathan E. Buzzia
Tel: (+229) 98 052 470

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