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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: Mary Egbu <rroger1905@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gussiffer@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 08:49:35 +0100
Subject: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

OFFICE OF THE PAYMENT VERIFICATION PANEL, LAGOS LIAISON OFFICE
Date: 31:3:23

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY ,


YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

We hereby bring to your notice that your outstanding payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria has reached this office for verification and
clarifications before the release. Without wasting much time, I have
personally investigated this payment down to the Ministry where this
contract was executed and from my findings it is clear that you did not
execute this contract in question, from all available information, it looks
like some officials in the Ministry were trying to use you to claim this
particular value which they over invoiced for their own selfish interest. I
know it might interest you to know how I managed to find out this truth,
yes. I investigated this payment up to the ministry where this contract was
executed and after some checks I was surprised to see that the most
vital/important documents regarding this contract bear a different name and
beneficiary.

Based on this I decide to contact the supervisor that signed the
attestation report, on getting to the contract award and supervisory
commission I collected the contract attestation report and found out that
this document still bears the name: B&B PETROLEUM ENG.PTY as the company
that executed this contract. I kept this to myself and came down to my
base. As a matter of fact I have been thinking if to report my findings to
the appropriate body for cancellation of this payment, but I have this
second thought of contacting you since I am not a saint and in a position
to approve this payment for the president to give go ahead order to the
release, I feel this might be a Gods given opportunity.

So based on this I am writing to you, if you will accept my conditions I
can normalize all the relevant papers of this payment and the funds will be
released within 14 working days. Contract attestation report is not in your
name, the fund ownership certificate is also not in your name. Actually
your partners, as I should say, did a very great job in manipulating almost
all the documents to your favor.

Now, I want you to know that, with my position, I can amend this problem
and this money will be paid to your nominated bank account which both of us
will share on a 50/50 %if only you will accept my conditions. So, if you
see it wise to get this perfected with me feel free.

I shall let you know my conditions as soon as I hear from you.

Thanks,

Mary Egbu
ChairLady Payment Verification Panel

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