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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: MICHAEL UGOOBI <sapfcfm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ugoobi054@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:48:00 +0100
Subject: CLASSIFIED MEMO


Committee Chairman
Foreign Debts & Contracts Matters
Office of the Presidency
Asokoro, Abuja – Nigeria.
FDCM/PRE/GOV/001/2020

Good day, don’t be surprised about this development; it is my sincere wish
to treat every man as I would expect to be treated. With the last
investigation carried out on foreign debts and contract payments. The
payment due for you would take a long time to be rectified and processed
due to irregularities detected in your payment file. I found out that you
have spent money in trying to realize your payment, which did not even
reflect in your file but I have an offer that can at least help your
financial standing until you receive your payment. This offer is an amount
from the government leftovers totaling the sum of US$10,700,000.00 (Ten
Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which will be shared
between you and me in the ratio of 50% - 50%

What is needed for this fund to be transferred is a New Bank Account
Details, Notarization of the Bank Account Details and Copy of your
International Passport or Driver's License. You must have known lots of
officials in the government, pls. do not discuss this transaction with
anyone until the fund is transferred into your designated bank account. Be
assured that there is no bureaucracy or misfortune on this transaction and
if you are willing to make this deal happen send me a reply and I will give
you all the details.

Thanks,
Michael Ugoobi
(SAPFCFM)

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