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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: "Barrister: FEMI CHARLES" <sendermail368@gmail.com>
Reply-To: specialfraudunitfcidnig@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:02:28 -0800
Subject: Urgent Attention;

Attn: This Email Owner,

In a matter of few minutes, confirm to us the authenticity or
otherwise of the claim that the owner of the above email Address is
dead of Cardiac attack necessitating the transfer of his Fifteen
Million, Seven hundred and fifty thousand U.S Dollars($15,750,000.00)
payment this morning as a "Gift Inheritance" to Mark Berry of United
States as backed up with a duly executed Deed of assignment in his favor.


But if the death claim is false, quickly send a rebuttal to us through
(specialfraudunitfcidnig@gmail.com) with a reconfirmation of
your details as follows:

(1) Your Full Name,
(2) home and office Address,
(3) Working Telephone numbers.

As soon as you have sent that to us by email, then give me a brief call
+234-9131-988-077 to confirm receipt of the rebuttal or otherwise.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister: FEMI CHARLES
(FOR) Maina. Umaru
Special Fraud Units (SFU), official

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