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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: Abba kyari <abbakyari.presidency.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 13:44:55 +0100
Subject: Your Mail

Dear: Sir/Ms,

I am a managing director in the Nigerian Federal Ministry Of Petroleum
and Natural resources where foreign oil contracts are awarded and
executed.

Recently and as directed by the presidency,The Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other Federal Government of Nigeria
Parastatal/Agencies released some names of foreign
beneficiary's/Creditors whose foreign contract payments have been
delayed for years, more than a decade.

There is a foreign beneficiary/contractor whose name showed up on the
list was the Name of a late foreign contractor to the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Therefore, I would like you and
me to have a conversation concerning the late client's entitlement and
to present you as the Next of Kin. The payment of the fund will be
processed in your name and the fund released to you legally.

More on this issue shall be discussed with you when you show interest
and willingness to this email message. Please, my personal email is:
eng.abbakyari.ng@gmail.com

Best Regard,
Mr. Abba Kyari

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