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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: "Foreign office." <jobi76235@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:09:36 +0100
Subject: Foreign office coordinator.

Dear recipient,

I am, Dr Abdul J.O. Dabir ,coordinator Debt Management Office of
Nigeria. My office monitors and controls the internal and external
debt of Nigeria. We are concerned with foreign debt payments approval.
I recommend for the final payment to any transfer or remittance of
huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line with
the country's debt settlements plan.I have funds which was
deliberately deposited in a bank as fixed and had yielded great
interest to be transferred into any nominated accounts for our own
use.

How it will happen is that You shall be identified as the debtor's
account owner. I have the privilege as the Director to instruct the
payment of the accrued interest into your bank account. As it is my
duty to recommend the transfer of these sum into the Foreign Debtors
account. I have decided to contact you hoping to direct the remittance
of the below mention sum following my idea that we can have a deal
/agreement. I am going to do this legally and shall Present you
ostensibly as the beneficiary with no single risk involved if your
confidential & cooperation is guaranteed.

My conditions:

1. The sum of valued at US$10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) only to be transferred into your
account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your
name as the supposed beneficiary, the transfer will be within in 3-7
working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever and all correspondence(s) will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties awareness.

4. After the successful completion of this transaction, you and I will
have a fair share of the fund in the ratio of 30% for you while 70% is
for me.

5. If you agree with my conditions, Be advised to immediately forward
the below info: i. Your Full Name: ii. Current Address: iii. Direct
Phone Numbers: iv Occupations: v. Age: vi. Company if any.

Please reply for more details on this special ID adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,

Dr J.O. Abdul Dabir.
Executive Coordinating Director
Debt Management Office (foreign annex)
(adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com)

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