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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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Fraud email example:

From: FROM OFFICE OF THE AMBASADOR <moorejame220@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmichelleohara@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:49:41 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY

OFFICE OF THE NEW UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

I am Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, The U.S Ambassador to Nigeria.
Yesterday i visited the compensation Head Quarters here in Nigeria to
know how far their have gone with the compensation money donated by
the world bank and the United Nations to all covid-19 victim's but i
was so surprised that over 60% of the people listed out for
compensation has not received their $500,000 covid-19 compensation
fund.

i discovered that the head of the compensated office where trying to
divert all those compensation money to himself because when i
confronted him, he said that most of the listed people for this
compensation are dead and no one is coming for claim, that he has
already sent out notifications to all the covid-19 listed victims but
no one was responding that he got information that most of them are
dead and for that reason, the money was kept as abandoned fund.

i was very upset when i entered the office, I saw your ATM CARD
abandoned in his office and when i asked why was your atm card
abandoned, the director told me that the you are dead and that he sent
many notifications letters to you but it was confirmed that you died
some months ago but i still didn't believed him because, i already got
information's from someone in that office which confirmed to me that
the director and the head of the department was having plans on how to
divert those fund to their private account by making everyone believed
that the money was paid to you.

I am very sure that you are still alive and healthy and that no one
has ever contacted you for your covid-19 compensation fund before so,
I move all the ATM CARDS to my office then send you this notification
letter to know if truly you are dead or alive.

you only 48 hours to respond back to me if you are alive then, i shall
make plans towards the delivery of your atm card by myself, its
obvious that the compensation manager was lying and wanted to have all
those money to himself and that was why he claimed that you are dead
so please, i need you to contact my personal assistance with your
full details such as below

YOUR FULL NAMES.......
HOUSE ADDRESS.......
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER......
COUNTRY AND STATE.........
OCCUPATION...........

You have to send all those details to my personal assistance, all the
atm cards are presently under his custody, he will be the one
addressing you on what to do and how you will receive your atm card as
i might be too busy to attend to you but trust me, my personal
assistance is as good as myself so, feel free to contact him
immediately on the below contact information's.

NAME ..... MR.Adamu Bellow

CELL PHONE NUMBER ..... +2348032871578

EMAIL ...... mr.adamubello206@aol.com

You have to contact him now and trust me, your covid-19 compensation
fund of $500,000 via ATM CARD will be delivered to you within 48hours.

once again, I wait to hear from you if you are still alive.
thank you.

AMBASSADOR MARY BETH LEONARD,
U.S AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA

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