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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: "Foreign Affairs Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geoffreyonyeama_hon1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:29:10 -0700
Subject: SHIPMENT CODE: FAC11184P

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially bring to your notice that the Federal Bureau of Investigation enhanced by the United Nations has approved your payment file after last meeting with the US Department of the Treasury, World Bank and collaborations with the African Union officials and have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to beneficiaries and organizations whom have not received their Contract Sum, Lottery winnings and Inheritance funds. To affect the release of your ATM Master Card valued at $10,500,000.00USD (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only you are advised to contact the Department of Foreign Service Inspectorate (FSI) who will send you an ATM Master Card which you will use to withdraw your Funds via an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in any part of the world with the maximum daily limit is $100,000USD Only.

The ATM Master Card would be sent to you via Courier Delivery Service because we have signed a contract with DHL and FedEx which should expired by January 22-2020 So Kindly reconfirm your.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone/country code And Fax Number
(4) Age
(5) Present Occupation
(6) Company name (IF ANY)

Below is the personal email address and contact of the Department of Foreign Service Inspectorate (FSI) in Charge of your fund release.

Dr. Ibrahim Suleiman
Telephone #: +234903743-6397
Email: foreigneaffairsdept@gmail.com

NOTE: that we have verified your contract file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment. Secondly, you are advised to stop dealing with those non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. We shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office not related to this transaction.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,

Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama,
Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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