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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: "LAI MOHAMMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <informationnim05@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:18:35 -0500
Subject: FROM TABLE OF THE INFORMATION MINISTER / URGENT..

Attention Beneficiary,

I am Mr Lai Mohammed, Nigeria Information Minister on foreign affairs
to Federal Government of Nigeria. I was instructed by Senate Committee
on International Transfer to get you informed concerning your
outstanding payment which is now under payment review for 2020 payment
Re-Allocation.

This was resolved after the Board meetings involving our Senate
Committee ,banks directors,foreign Remittance officers of each bank
and Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit director Mrs Vera Uzo whom is
now in charge of financial matter,Therefore,it has been agreed before
the senate committee that all outstanding payment waiting for
transfer under commercial bank or Central Bank over 20 years should
be paid to beneficiary's concern as an order from the presidency in
other to redeem the image and reputation of our government

This ugly development has come to the notice of our Federal Government
that some corrupt and unscrupulous persons in bank and ministries are
involve in illegal ACT of fund transfer with bank directors,Finance
Minister and our formal EFCC chairman by declaring that some
beneficiaries whom has contract/inheritance fund to claim here in
Nigeria are dead.

This information has kept our formal EFCC Chairman ,Finance Minister
and some bank directors under our Government surveillance through
NFIU, therefore all protocols must be observed concerning outstanding
debt own to beneficiaries whom their transaction is over due for
completion, our governments want to know about your current situation
concerning your outstanding Debt if you are alive to proceed with the
claim and get it settle.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Lai Mohammed
Information Minister

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