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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: "Ahmed Mayo Special Assistant" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admayo33@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:56:02 +0530
Subject: Fiduciary Assistance

Dear Sir

I know this letter may come to you as a surprise since we had no formal correspondences
in the past. Please do not be apprehensive or worried in receiving this letter because what
I am proposing to you is a life changing opportunity that will benefit both parties.

My name is Muhammadu Mayo, senior special assistant to the President of Nigeria on Finance
and administration. The crux of my message to you is to help us secure and have the sum of
$25.500.000.00 transferred to your bank account on our behalf. This money is the outstanding
claim in a Swiss bank left for the payment of some miscellaneous charges for the repatriated
funds stolen by a late Nigerian President . The stolen funds has long be returned to Nigeria
leaving behind the miscellaneous charges now under my watch as senior special assistant to
the President on Finance and administration.

The Swiss Bank has written to me to come forward for the claim before the funds becomes
unserviceable and probably returned to the Swiss Treasury. Please note that the intended
business transaction would be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
and I from any breach of the law. However, if my proposal violates your moral ethics, please
do accept my sincere apology but if on the contrary should you wish to execute this transaction
with me, please kindly get back to me as quickly as you can. You can as well push in a small
sms to number +234 805 823 5180.

The agreement i had with my colleagues is that 20% of this fund shall go to charity and the less
priviledge people around the world, 40% will go to you, 40% goes to us but it will be used by you
to make some good investments for us. Any form of investments with good profit.

In line with my official mandate, if you have been shortchanged or scammed by anyone in my
country, or you know someone that has been scammed, please refer such person to me for redress
as it falls within the purview of my duties. To corroborate my claim, please read thru the under mentioned
site:

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/06/29/swiss-envoy-we-have-returned-all-abacha-loot/
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/abacha-loot-fg-confirms-recovery-322-51m-switzerland/

Yours Sincerely,


Ahmed M. Mayor

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