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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: Dennis Ugo Ugo <dennisugougo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 02:18:43 -0700
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIALLY

ATTN: BENEFICIALLY

GOOD AFTERNOON

WE ARE WRITING OFFICIALLY NOTIFYING YOU THAT YOUR OVER-DUE CONTRACT
FUNDS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT
MUHAMMADU BUHARI (gcf) PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (frn)
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE SUPREME RULING COUNCIL .

AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY TO
RELEASE YOUR APPROVED PART CONTRACT FUNDS VIA MY ESTEEM OFFICE AS
PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT
ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY PRIVET NUMBER +234:80804:08303 FOR YOUR PAYMENT
UPDATE.

IN FACT, THIS URGENT DEVELOPMENT WAS CONCLUDED YESTERDAY DURING OUR
CLOSE DOOR MEETING WITH SOME TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HERE IN NATIONAL
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (NAHAS) ABUJA

AGAIN A TOTAL SUM OF USD, 13.500 MILLION (THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY, HAS BEEN APPROVED AND
EARMARKED TO BE PAID TO YOU IN THIS FIRST QUOTA PAYMENT AND YOUR
BALANCE WILL COME UP DURING NEXT YEAR FIRST QUOTA PAYMENT 2018 WITHOUT
DELAY .

AGAIN, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR HOME OR OFFICE
ADDRESS YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE OR CELL PHONE NUMBER INCLUDING YOUR
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE AS A RIGHTFUL BONA - FIDE
BENEFICIARY OF THIS APPROVED FUNDS .

FINALLY, YOU ARE WARNED SERIOUSLY TO STOP FURTHER CONTACT BOTH LOCAL
OR INTERNATIONAL IN RESPECT OF YOUR FUNDS AND STOP YOUR WRONG DEALING
WITH FORMER CBN OFFICIALS INCLUDING FINANCE MINISTER BECAUSE THE WERE
NOT IN POSITION TO RELEASE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT TO AVOID GUEST
APPOINTMENT.

AWAITING YOUR RETURN MAIL IMMEDIATELY .

BEST REGARDS,

DR, DENNIS UGO UGO
PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION (frn)
PRESIDENTIAL CODE 101

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