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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: " ADMIN OFFICE." <admffice2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emm.ade@aol.com
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:08:11 +0100
Subject: REPLY TODAY.

Chief Emmanuel Adebar.
Director Debt Management Office.
Foreign Office Annex.

I am Chief Emmanuel Adebar, My office monitors and controls the external
debt of Nigeria with concern to foreign debt payments verification in
line with the country's debt settlements plan. The budgeted fund for
debt repayment was deliberately deposited in the bank as fixed which
yielded great interest last year. The interest is what I'm
soliciting for your support to be transferred to you ostensibly as debt payment.

If you stand as the owner off the fund as I have the power as the Director to
position you for payment approval of the accrued interest, it is my prerogative
to recommend payment to the indebted client's Foreign account. Base on
this privilege I decided to contact you for the deal with no risk
involved if your consent is given & confidentiality & cooperation guaranteed.

Attached conditions:

1. The sum of US$10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) Only will be claimed by you with my aid prior to
processing of all relevant documents within 7-12 working days. 2.
This deal must be kept secret forever, correspondence(s) will be
strictly by email / tel for security reason. 3. No third party shall
be involved. 4. At completion of the deal, I proposed 30% for you as
remuneration 5. Upon perusal, l advised you forward immediately the
below information (Name, Address, Age, Tel, occupation).

Please reply through this Email: emm.ade@aol.com for other
business opportunities ahead to discuss.

Yours faithfully,

Chief Emmanuel Adebar.
Debt Management Office
(emm.ade@aol.com).

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