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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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Fraud email example:

From: "THE PRESIDENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presidency.presidencygovng@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:22:59 +0100
Subject: FROM THE PRESIDENCY, YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO ROCK VILLA
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
ABUJA NIGERIA
 
 
 
ATTN: Beneficiary,
 
 
 
It will be a great surprise to you to receive this message directly from me.
 
 
This is to let you know that I had a meeting with the President of the United States and  the
European Union  last week when I visited there and they complained so much about the non payment
of their Citizens owed in Nigeria.
 
 
I was told that the Inheritance/Contractual Payment of their respective Citizens owed in Nigeria have
not been paid.
 
 
Upon this complaint, I have  decided to take over the payment of all the Foreign Beneficiaries who
have not receive their payment.
 
 
I will personally supervise all the beneficiaries payment and see that they receive their payment without
delay.
 
 
I am sending this message to you because you are among the qualified Foreign Beneficiaries I will pay
at this very first time.
 
 
You will receive the sum of $5 Million( Five Million United States Dollars) as your Inheritance
Payment.
 
 
You are advised to send the following directly to me:
 
 
Your Full Names and Address
 
Telephone Number
 
Copy of any of your National Identity
 
Your Bank information.
 
 
You should send this information to me and let me order for immediate transfer of your fund.
 
 
Your Payment Reference Number is:
PRESDENCY-GOV-NG-2014
 
 
Please take note of this, it is very important.
 
 
I felt very sorry over what your delayed payment have caused you.
 
 
I await for your  compliance to this message for the immediate processing and transferring of your
fund.
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, SEND YOUR REPLY TO THE BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS:
 
DIRECT EMAIL:     presidency.presidencygovng@gmail.com
 
 
 
Best Regard,
 
 
HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN GCFR
PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA



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