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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: Accountant Genera <acountantgenera2016@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 03:56:33 +0100
Subject: JUST FOR YOU TODAY

Accountant General of the Federation
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat
Complex, Shehu Shagari Way
Central Area, Abuja.

Attention: ,

Your payment file is on my table now and I just want to assist you and make
sure you receive your fund using my system and you will not spend a dime
until you confirm your money is safe and sound.

Meanwhile this is to officially inform you that I have written to you
before without getting a response back from you and I believe that our
previous mail did not get to you therefore I write to you again.

You are going to travel to Ecuador and sign the necessary back up papers
and from there,you move down to Europe and get paid there.
This is a code that the President uses to pay his contractor friends making
them happy and comfortable.I will enlist your name among them so that my
government will pay for your flight ticket to Ecuador and to Europe and
also back to your country.

We shall also provide and forward to you along the hotel reservations in
Ecuador and Europe .All these you will receive and confirm before you leave
your country for Ecuador.

As you arrive Holland,before you sign,you will be given a BTA traveling
allowance of $1000 which you will be making use of until you leave for
Ecuador. Note that you have to give me 5% of the total fund for my giving
you this contact as you are not spending a dime in this project but note
that it is 100% risk free and must be strictly kept confidential because of
the nature of my job in the country.
I have all the legal back up documents that will assist you to scale
through in this process and will forward them to you as we move along.

If it interests you,kindly acknowledge receipt of this mail and please
furnish me with the below information.

1.Your real names and address:
2.Your telephone number and fax:
3.Your age/Occupation:
4:Your international passport:

All these I will use and secure fresh payment approvals in your names and
favor through this mode of payment so that it will be easy for you.

Thank you for your understanding.
Attached is my staff id card for your perusal.

You are free to ask me questions on areas that confuse you so that I can
put you through.

Acknowledge receipt of this email please.

Thank you.
Yours in Services
Alhaji Ahmed Idris
Accountant General of the Federation

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