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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: "Mr. Ahmed Omar" <nelsonsmith283@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmed_omar2015@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 08:45:50 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY...

Dear Sir/Madam,

With high regard and confidentiality,we avail you this information. We
are members of four man Contract Review Panel set up by the Federal
Government to recommend to the government completed contract projects
during Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) in the Ministry of Petroleum and
the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the Niger Delta Region
of my Country.And further advice on payment procedures to prospective
beneficiary.

The government is currently shortlisting names of successful
contractors whose contract job was executed and commissioned in the
last regime between 1999-2018

In the course of making recommendations to government, we deliberately
inflated a completed contract done by a foreign firm. It is this
inflated amount in the sum of US$48,250,000.00 (Forty eight Million,
two hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) that we seek
your assistance to pay through your channel by including your name in
the schedule for payment.

Be 100% assured that all we shall do shall be adequately guided as you
are guaranteed of your protection and no risk on your part . We look
forward to your response and interest to work with us.Upon the
successful confirmation of the money in your custody, we agreed that
you shall hold 15% , and you shall advice on the area of investment
you can put in the money.We are still in service, so, you shall
control the investment on a five year period projection. Please send
your name and telephone number, as we have to engage a brief telephone
discussion to give you more
information.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ahmed Omar

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