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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mustaphadangote.presidencyfgn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:57:21 -0700
Subject: Re: Compensation Notice

Dear Sir / Ma

This email notice is to inform you of a scammed victims compensation payment which is sponsored by United Nations Compensation Commission in collaboration with world bank assisted project and the Nigerian Presidency was brought to a successful conclusion last week in London, United Kingdom.

The sum of US$1.5Million (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) has been approved as compensation in your name as well as other 35 beneficiaries worldwide therefore you are required to indicate your interest in receiving the compensation fund and provide copy of your identification to enable us start the process of the releasing the fund to you through a financial institution in London.

We look forward to hear from you soonest via this email address: mustaphadangote.presidencyfgn@gmail.com

Yours in service

Mustapha Dangote
Chairman,Presidential Advisory Committee
on Debt And Compensation

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