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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: "Mrs.Grace Ugo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missgraceugo2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 16:22:38 -0800
Subject: THE SECRET BEHIND THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT!!

Hello,

My name is Miss Grace Ugo.I am the secretary to the minister of Finance in the Ministry of Finance. I am writing this mail to you because of my faith as a christian.I don't like when somebody is being cheated or deceived.It hurts me a lot.I do not know you in person but i know your name and details of your payment which you have been pursuing for many years.I do not need anything from you sir but in your mind whatever you feel like giving me when you realize your payment,i will appreciate it.My happiness in this regards is to see that no one deceives you or cheats you again.

Sir,this information i am revealing to you should be a top secret between me and you.No other person should know this because if your representative finds out,he must assassinate me.Please help me to save my life and my job.

I will be brief,your trusted representative is not worthy of your trust.He is the reason your payment has not been released to you.He is cony person.He is just using a delay tactics to frustrate you until you get tired.I eavesdropped your representative discussing with my boss the minister on Thursday on how they will cancel your payment system/method and submit a fresh account to the bank where your money will be paid.They want to divert your money to their own private account overseas.They are planning to force the bank director to accept the new account and cancel your payment system/method.Your representative is a very greedy person and he is the main actor that came up with this idea.He said that you trusted him so much and you will believe everything he will tell you.He want to contest for presidential election in 2019,that is why he need this money to himself alone not bearing you in mind.This morning, he has brought the new account attached with an application written
by you to change the mode of you

Sir,like i said before,i don't want anything from you unless you decide to compensate me for this information after realizing your payment but my conscience will not be at rest if i don't reveal this secret meeting to you.I have checked your payment file with our ministry and see all the money and stress you have passed through to this extent.My mind was bitter and that is why i deem it necessary to reveal this information to you so that no one will cheat or deceive you again.Your representative is very cony person,he will call you and still pretend that all is well.He will not let you know what you are suppose to know.He uses the money you send in form of tax and work to his own advantage.

What i will advice you to do now is to email directly to the senate committee chairman in charge of finance and foreign payment matters.Tell him that you have not made any change in your payment mode.Tell him that he should not accept any account submitted by anybody on your behalf.He is the only person who has the power to stop this devilish act of your representative.The Senator has the power to change the paying bank and nominate a fresh bank where your representative will not have any influence over again.Moreover,your current paying bank cannot release your funds to anybody or even you without the consent of the Senator(Sen. John Enoh).Do not waste any time in writing him.I assure you that you will see the light within the next 14days.From the information i saw in your file,you have almost completed all requirements, but your representative will be turning you around to frustrate you for his own selfish interest.Also tell the Senator that you have no representative for n
ow.Do not tell the Senator that i


Your representative is very wicked person.He is a selfish person.He only considers his well being and forgetting others. Sir, i did not say you should stop communicating him.Continue your communications with him as usual,just pretend as if you don't know his plans or anything he is doing and take him by surprise.

PLEASE SIR,PROTECT ME BY CONCEALING THIS INFORMATION ALL TO YOURSELF ALONE.

Kindly let me know that you receive this mail.

Remain blessed,

Miss. Grace Ugo

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