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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: "Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye" <dr.patrick.f12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ms.fattoumatandiaye111@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:37:55 +0100
Subject: Dear Unpaid Beneficiary

Reply-to: ms.fattoumatandiaye111@outlook.com
Subj: Unpaid Beneficiary!!!!!!
From: Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary-
General For Internal Oversight Services

To: Unpaid Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that I came to Nigeria yesterday from Canada,
after series of complaint from the FBI and other Security agencies
from Asia, Europe, South America and the United States of America
respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the high volume of fraudulent activities going
on in these two nations.

Right now, as directed by UN secretary General named António Guterres,
we are working in collaborations with the Nigerian Financial Crime
Commission/agencies and we have decided to waive away all your
clearance fees/Charges and authorized the Government of Nigeria to
effect your overdue payment worth $10.5M only into your account
without any delay as approved and instructed by CANADIAN government
and UNITED NATIONS. But the only fee you will pay to receive your fund
is the Notarization fee which is $500.

Please the $500 should be sent with the name and address listed below
via RIA Money Transfer OR TransferWise OR Walmart

Name: UGOCHUKWU EJIBA

Address: 38 DOUGLAS ROAD OWERRI IMO/NIGERIA

Send the receipt of the Payment details in this mailbox as soon as you
have the $500 sent for available pickup for the immediate delivery of
your ATM CARD PACKAGED. Bear in mind that this is the only fee needed
to have your ATM CARD PACKAGED Delivered to your home address without
any hesitation.

Note that, once you received this information, kindly get back to me
immediately. Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just
discovered that some top Nigerian and Canadian Government Officials
are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with
One Mr. Richard Graves from the USA to frustrate you and thereafter
divert your fund into their personal account.

Note that I have a very limited time to stay in Nigeria here so I
would like you to urgently respond to this message with your full
name, full address, direct phone number so that I can advise you on
how best to confirm your funds in your account within the next 72
hours. Once again, the only fee you will pay to receive your fund is
the Notarization fee.

You can reach me with below information:

Email Address: ms.fattoumatandiaye111@outlook.com

Sincerely yours,
Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye
Head Of United Nations Under-Secretary
General For Internal Oversight Services

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