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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: Hadiza Bala Usman <hbus77857@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 23:19:32 -0700
Subject: RE YOUREMAIL

Dear Sir,

*I am Badiza Bala Usman, former Managing Director Nigeria Ports Authority.
My contact to you is for us to discuss an investment opportunity of
(One hundred and fifty-five Millions Dollars, in your country. if
you are interested, quickly reach me back for more details. Please
contact me as soon as possible if you are interested .*


*This funds was genuinely secured during my tenure in the office as
the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority, now that I am out of
service, i want to embark on investment.*


*Regards,*
*Dr Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman*

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