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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Umar Ajiya" <xyabcde0010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: umaraisajiya@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 10:39:06 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Partnership to Execute This Transaction.
Good day,
I am contacting you for a partnership purpose. I need your foreign
assistance to claim an inflated contract invoice in my office. We have
paid the contractor, The excess of four million three hundred thousand
dollars which is over invoiced is awaiting claim, I want to present
you as the foreign contractor whose balance has not been paid.
I have been mandated by the board of directors of NNPC to pay all
outstanding payments to foreign contractors before the end of May 2023
when a new government will be ushered in. All I need to do is present
you as the contractor who owns the fund, I will furnish you with more
details on how to go about it if you are interested in this
transaction.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Umar Ajiya.
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