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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: JOHN OLEH <johnolehnig@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 21:16:01 +0100
Subject: Part payment sum of US$7,500,000.00 to be paid to you / Fill the
attached form.



* Part payment sum of US$7,500,000.00 to be paid to you / Fill the attached
form.*















*Am here to inform you, The Government of Nigeria have appointed me as the
new Director Foreign Payment Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria and
my duty is to make sure all Foreign Fund Beneficiaries owed here by Banks
and other Financial institutions receive the approved part payment sum of
US$7,500,000.00 each. Balance will be paid before the end of Next Month.The
official file of Foreign Fund Beneficiaries that was submitted to me today
I saw your email address in the official file as a Foreign Fund
Beneficiary.The approved part payment sum of US$7,500,000.00 will be
transferred to you.I advise you to fill the attached Foreign Payment
Processing Form and return back to me via email attachment so as to enable
my office to commence officially with the transfer of the approved part
payment sum of US$7,500,000.00 to your bank account accordingly.I also
advise you to call me on telephone immediately you finish reading this
message so as to enable me gazette my official report stating I have
contacted you and also you as a Foreign Fund Beneficiary called me on phone
in respect of the transfer of your approved part payment sum of
US$7,500,000.00 This is my telephone number +234 814 7145792I expect you to
fill the attached Foreign Payment Processing Form and return back to me via
email attachment and also I expect your telephone call.Sincerely,*

*Mr.John Oleh.*

*Tel: +234 814 7145792*

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