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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Yark Sule Idris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mryarksuleidris@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:20:59 -0700
Subject: PARTNERSHIP/BUSINESS....26

Dear Friend,


It is my warmest pleasure writing you this confidential businessletter with a view that you will accept my request and give me positive response.

My name is Mr. Yark Sule Idris, the Chief Financial Director of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This organization responsible for the conduct of all elections recently held in my country, Nigeria. However, the Government of Nigeria gave my
organizations the sum of Six Hundred and Forty six Million sixty six thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Four United States Dollars (US$646,066,834.) to conduct all the elections beginning from State
House of Assembly, Governorship, House of Representatives, Senate andthe Presidential Election.


Consequently, all the various stages of the elections were conducted with the fund disbursed to us by the government to conduct these elections. We utilized six hundred million United States Dollars
(US$600M) only out of the total fund for conducting this election.Having concluded the various stages of the elections and elected Officers including the president Sworn into office in May 29th 2019.
Forty-six Million sixty-six thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four United States Dollars (US$46,066,834) was left in our treasury Account and as the Chief Financial Director of (INEC), I had given a financial
analysis to the Government. prior to handing over to the chairman ofIndependent National Electoral in Person of Professor (Mahmood Yakubu).



In view of this, I in confidence require your assistance by providing for us a good bank account and allow us to work with you in this project by transferring the sum of Thirty Six Million United States
Dollars (US$36M) into your Account pending when we will proceed to your country in order to meet with you for the disbursement of the fund according to what we have tender to the authorities that the sum
of Ten Million Sixty six Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty FourUnited States Dollars (US$10,066,834M) only, was remaining in our treasury account.

With this development the sum of Thirty Six Million United StatesDollars (US$36M) will be transferred into your account for both of us benefits since other Top government Officials from other parastatals
are transferring very huge amount that is more than this into many countries in the world based on where they have their own contact even
the current President, Ministers, Senators and Governors of my country are richer than the businessmen in the country.


NOTE: This transaction is top confidential because I am still in service and would not like this information to be heard anywhere.For assisting us in this project we are ready to give you 15% of the
total sum upon the successful transfer of this fund with your assistance. However, 83% of the total sum would be for us (Nigeria Partners) while the remaining 2% of the total has
been earmarked to take care of expenses made by both partners (Yourself and Nigeria Partners) during the cause of the transaction.

Every arrangement towards this fund transfer has been worked out hence the reason why we require your positive response and immediate assistance, we are sure of concluding this deal within Ten working
days of your acceptance and after which the money will be remitted into your account by telegraphic wire transfer through the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).

You are absolutely assured that there is no risk involved in your participation, besides, be notified that this transaction must remain Top Secret and Confidential between us until the fund is successfully
transferred into your account.Further details would be conveyed to you once I receive your reply and then I will brief you on what is required from you to execute this
transaction.

Thank you immensely for your urgent and favorable attention to this letter.

Yours Truly,

Yark Sule Idris (Dr.)
The Chief Financial Director

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