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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: Office Presidency <officepresidency2019@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 19:04:31 -0800
Subject: From Senator (Mrs.) Stella Oduah

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
AMNESTY PANEL DEPARTMENT
ASO-ROCK VILLA (F.C.T) ABUJA NIGERIA



TO YOUR INFORMATION


Attn: Beneficiary


Sir,


We the Federal Government of Nigeria fund release Amnesty panel
committee have granted to release Part payment of US$10.5M to you with
REF- NUMBER APD-NIG/710804/03/23.


After all investigations on the report given to the Federal Government
by one Mr. Mike M. Joseph, that cost no payment to you after many
years. All you need to do now is to contact this office with immediate
effect. This grace was approved to you in this month of March, 2023 to
meet-up with the deadline of the instruction of the President and to
accomplish the promise he made to the United Nation last year.


President MUHAMMADU BUHARI made an open broadcast yesterday that he
will settle all outstanding debts by the Nigerian Government for the
past years before ending of this Month as he will hand over to the
newly elected President. To make his dream come through, he passed an
irrevocable payment instruction to us to contact you for the release
of your fund.


You are advised to reconfirm your Contact address, your direct
telephone number, Next of Kin. along with your bank account
information to avoid paying to a wrong account. Furthermore you should
try to get back to this office immediately with the sum of US$285.00
only being charged for Payment Approved Waiver Clearance Certificate,
as it is the only fee/charge to pay for the release of your fund.
Please, do not reply to this mail if you know that you will not pay
the US$285.00.


Finally, you are directed to get back to me if you are ready to send
the US$285.00 and receive your due approved fund so that I will direct
you how to send it.


Yours in service,


Senator (Mrs.) Stella Oduah
Secretary Amnesty Panel Committee.

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