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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: "Richard Mills Jr" <inofficefil@gmail.com>
Reply-To: U.S.ConsulateGeneral@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:56:59 -0800
Subject: U.S.A Ambassador

U.S. Consulate General, Lagos,
Of 2 Walter Carrington Cres,
Victoria Island 106104, Lagos
Nigeria.[U.S.ConsulateGeneral@outlook.com]

Dear,

My name is Richard Mills Jr, the new United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The United States Senate had confirmed my nomination on July 18 2022 after being nominated for this position by U.S. President Joe Biden on July 18, 2022. My credentials as the new Ambassador were presented to His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, I am a diplomat who serves as the United States deputy ambassador to the United Nations.

However, following the resolution of the meeting held with His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday with some members of the Federal House of Senate, an agreement was reached that
the sum of $4,000,000.00 USD be paid to you as compensation for all the years and money you have spent trying to claim your fund Hence,I am bringing your fund myself and there is nothing anybody can do about it unless you are not ready to have it.

Meanwhile, you are required to furnish us with the following
information.

YOUR FULL NAMES....
TELEPHONE .....
DIRECT HOME ADDRESS:.....
ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION (DRIVING LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT)


Respectfully yours,
Richard Mills Jr
U.S.A Ambassador
Federal Republic
Of Nigeria

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