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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: PRESIDENCY OFFICE <presidency.presidencygovng@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:30:50 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT








* <http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/252425/Nigerian+Flag.jpg>OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIAASO ROCK VILLAFEDERAL CAPITAL
TERRITORYABUJA NIGERIADirect Tel: +234 708 644 9077*

Dear Beneficiary,

I write to let you know that I had a meeting with the Governor Central Bank
of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, Directors of all the banks in Nigeria
and Chairman of all the Financial Monitoring Agencies.

The purpose of the meeting is to know the reason why some beneficiaries
have received their payment and others have not received theirs.

I found out that you and other beneficiaries that are yet to receive their
payment were unable to pay most of the fees you were instructed to pay for
documentation and wire fees.

I have taken it upon myself to see that you and other beneficiaries receive
your funds without delay.

I have stopped all the banks involved in the beneficiaries payment and have
approved that all beneficiaries will be paid directly from the Central Bank
of Nigeria.

This is for me to monitor all payment by myself and see that all the unpaid
beneficiaries are paid without any further hindrance.

I have cancelled all hindrances that have stopped your payment and have
used my capacity as the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to approve a
Waiver on your behalf so that you will not pay all the required fees and
also see that your funds valued US$15 Million are transferred into your
account without further delay.

You will now pay only the sum of US$245 for the Waiver Clearance and the
Certificate will be issued on your behalf and your funds worth US$15
Million will be directly transferred into your account by the Central bank
of Nigeria.

You have my guarantee and assurance that you will not pay any additional
fee after the US$245 for the Waiver Clearance Certificate and your US$15
Million will be transferred into your account.

The US$245 for the Waiver Clearance Certificate can not be deducted from
your principal sum of US$15 Million because of the existing law which
states that the full amount of the beneficiary's funds is what will be
transferred to him

You should send the US$245 through Western Union, MoneyGram or RIA Money
Transfer with the below information of our Revenue officer:

FIRST NAME: RICHARD
MIDDLE NAME: UBONG
LAST NAME: UMANA
LOCATION: LAGOS NIGERIA

You should use exactly the names as stated above to send the money through
MoneyGram, Western Union or RIA Money Transfer.

You should send me the copy of the Money Gram, Western Union or RIA Money
Transfer once you send it so that the Revenue officer will pick it up and
the Waiver Clearance Certificate will be issued on your behalf and our
Central Bank will immediately transfer your US$15 Million into your account.

The copy of the Waiver Clearance Certificate will be sent to you once it is
obtained as well as the copy of the wire slip upon your funds remittance.

You are also required to re-confirm your banking information for the
remittance.
I await your prompt compliance.

Regards,

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCON GCFR, President, Federal
Republic of Nigeria

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