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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- adm099609060@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: BUDGET OFFICE ABUJA <budgetoffice.gov.ng21@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:43:47 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE
From: Mr Bamidele Mike Adebayo
Director Accounts/Foreign Payment Department
Federal Ministry of Finance
Email: adm099609060@gmail.com
Direct Number: +2349097272147
Dear Sir
Federal Government of Nigeria has decided to pay you through our Oil
Reserve Consolidated Account due to some anomalies and discrepancies
in most of our Federal Ministries, local banks, NNPC and the nations
apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria.
However, full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have
paid colossal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past
and for that cogent reasons the Federal Government of Nigeria decided
to solely handle the payment of your fund through our Oil Reserve
Consolidated Account for safety reasons.
For this singular payment purpose, you should send across your current
receiving bank account and your telephone and Personal ID Card to
enable me perfect the final payment of your fund into your account.
You should as well include the contract/Inheritance amount with other
information which will help us facilitate the transfer on your behalf.
Sorry for whatever you might have gone through in the hands of our
past dubious governmental officials in time past.
I look forward for your quick response
Best Regards,
Mr Bamidele Mike Adebayo
Director Accounts/Foreign Payment Department
Federal Ministry of Finance
Email: adm099609060@gmail.com
Direct Number: +2349097272147
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