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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: "MR JOHN ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john.adams011@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 04:10:33 -0700
Subject: YOU ARE TO RECEIVED THE SUM OF $7 MILLION (RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
GUAGUALADA-ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB0708
 
 
DEAR
 
                                   YOU ARE TO RECEIVED THE SUM OF $7 MILLION
 
we have gone through your file submitted to us by the federal ministry of finance your fund was among the payment approved by the senate committee on foreign payment approved by Mr president mohammadu buhari after federal executive council meeting head in ASO rock villa on the 28th of march 2017,our focus by this new government is to fight corruption to a stand still and stop our non official defrauding innocent foreigners by their hard earn money.
 
The committee was set up to correct the fraud perpetrate by last government of Good Luck Jonathan which was voted out of office in 2015 general election.i senator Ahmad Sani  a senator of federal republic of Nigeria .my advice to you as a brother is to take this opportunity to receive your money without further delay.we are here to guide you
to avoid last mistake you made to get this fund,
 
our president Mohammadu Buhari has directed all beneficiary to come and receive their payment has scheduled because our government is all out to protect and guide all beneficiaries who have not receive their payment with the federal government of Nigeria to do so immediately because government will entertain any complain to any foreign
contractor who fails to receive his payment within this period,during our president visit to Australian last year there is a lot of complain from some contractors that they have been cheated by all this imposers who are claiming to be government official,
 
 
On this faithful recommendations we want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Abuja , Nigeria . It was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meeting regarding the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, The president of the country (President MOHAMMDU. BUHARI) is now paying 1000 victims of this operators US$7, 000, 000,00. USD each, The payments are to be paid by Federal Reserve Account Unit,
 
According to the number of applicants at hand,840 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 160 left to be paid the Amount of US$7,000,000,00. Each.
 
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of the victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already out to trace  the criminals.
 
 
we are waiting to hear from you that you responded to our request to go an receive your money without further delay.
 
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. CONTACT ADDRESS
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. SCANNED COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS’ LICENSE
 
 
 
BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY AS WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU
 
KINDEST REGARDS,
MR JOHN ADAMS
SENATE OF
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:  john.adams011@outlook.com

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