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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: johnlucass dhl <johnlucass.dhl@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 00:04:52 -0700
Subject: ATTN: Fund Beneficiary


[image: http://www.nassnig.org/front/images/home_r1_c1.jpg]
*OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE*

*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENT*




*(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
National Assembly Complex
3 Arms Zones
P.M.B 141 Abuja FCT, NIGERIA
Our Ref: J4 PANEL -NHA/FDMC/XXI/014*





*ATTN: BENEFICIARY,*






* BE INFORMED, THAT THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN AN INSTRUCTION TO
RELEASE YOUR CONTRACT/NEXT OF KIN PAYMENT, QUOTING THE EXCHANGE CONTROL
APPROVAL NUMBER GUARANTEED TO YOU BY THIS GOVERNMENT.
F.G.N./PED/C.B.N./N.N.P.C-10/2014 IN FAVORS OF YOUR COMPANY, FOR THOSE IN
CATEGORY “A” SPECIAL, (LONG OVERDUE CONTRACT/NEXT OF KIN PAYMENT). YOU ARE
MANDATED TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT DETAILS AS SHOWN HEREIN. THIS
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FURTHER COMPLAINS FROM ANY OF OUR
CONTRACTORS/NEXT OF KIN WHO IS UNABLE TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THIS
INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO HIM/HER BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FOR THE
IMMEDIATE COLLECTION OF FUND BY OUR CONTRACTORS/BENEFICIARIES. *
DO CONTACT MR. Tony Elumeluon

United Bank for Africa

email: ubanigeria221@gmail.com








* DIRECT NUMBERS: +234-81-530-33-535, FAX 234-1-7592117 FOR MORE REMITTANCE
INSTRUCTIONS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS SIGNED AND DELIVERED BY THE SENATE
PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. YOU ARE ALSO
ENTITLED TO CONFIRM TO THE BANK YOUR MODE OF PAYMENT AS STATED HEREIN;
MODE OF PAYMENT: 1. CASH PAYMENT 2. *Online Banking


* 3. ATM VISA CARD YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS ABOVE ON HOW
YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE PAID. WE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IS
APOLOGIZING TO YOU FOR THE DELAY IN THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND DUE TO SOME
LOGISTIC REASONS.*



* CONGRATULATION.*



*MANY THANKS*

*MR *Ahmed Lawan

*SENATE PRESIDENT*

THE SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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