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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: "Payment Advisory Board" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.gregsambo@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 00:23:06 -0800
Subject: Asap

Sir,

Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION..,

I am Dr.Greg Sambo, Director of contract
review to the Debt Management Office Presidency; my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract
payments and final signatory to any transfer or remittance
of funds moving within banks both on the local and
international levels in line to foreign contracts
settlement.

I have before me list of outstanding funds, which could not
be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts
have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed
deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.
>
I would like to present you as one of the would be
beneficiary to the federal government to enable you to be
enlisted among the people expecting the funds to be
transferred into their account, on this note; I wish
to strike a deal with you in this regard so you can receive
this fund payment on my behalf as one of the unpaid
certified contract funds.
>
I have the files before me, the data will be changed to
your name to enable you receive the fund into your nominated
bank account as the beneficiary of the fund's amount $7.5
Million U.S.D.
>
As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus
funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve
Accounts as unclaimed deposits,
>
I have the opportunity to write you based on the
instructions I received 2 days ago from the Senate Committee
on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts to submit the List of
payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit this
sum following 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 the total contract funds as soon
as you confirm it in your designated bank account.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all
correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for
security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problem
associated with your fund release are caused by your agents
or representative.
>
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do
immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as
I will proceed to fix your name on the
Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.
I hope you don't reject this offer and have the funds
transferred.

Dr. Greg Sambo (Dir)
DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
PRESIDENCY ABUJA
email: gregsambo@claimspaymentpresidency.33mail.com

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