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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. Miji Amidu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fransisgrecop@adexec.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:21:05 -0700
Subject: Re: reply

Dear friend,
I am the newly appointed director, special assignments, Director-General's Office of the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Nigeria regarding all overdue beneficiaries' payment; I viewed it a matter of urgency to contact you today to assist you on your payment release.
Now, I'm ready to assist you pay all the charges if you are ready to share the total fund with me on agreeable percentage (%) once you received the total amount in your bank account. As I said, I will provide all the money required to pay for all the fees through you as the beneficiary to ensure that we succeed.
Let me know if you are interested for more details on what to do next to achieve this plan, I have the intention to invest my share on real estate in your country.
I wait to hear from you for more details.
Yours truly,
Mr. Miji Amidu

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