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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: Nigerian Ambassador to United States <federalministrryoffinance5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Unitedstatenigeriaembassy@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:47:34 -0700
Subject: Attn: ATM Master Card Beneficiary.

Consulate General of Nigeria.
828,Second Avenue,New York,NY 10017,United States.
Nigeria Ambassador to United States.

Attn: ATM Master Card Beneficiary.

Dear,

This is to inform your officially that our Defense attaché here in the
Nigeria Embassy New York United States has brought your uploaded ATM
MASTER GOLD CARD valued at the sum of US$27Million yesterday been
Monday from Nigeria, the Gold MASTER Card was programmed and uploaded
by the Central Bank of Nigeria through the Nigerian Security Print and
Mint Company and was handed over to our defense attaché by Mr
President Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for onward
hand over to me as the Country's representative here in US, our
defense attaché who just came back on Friday from Nigeria with it and
has handed them over to me as the Nigeria Ambassador for United States
of America for onward delivery to your home or office address in your
country from NY here in United States which you have to reconfirm to
our Embassy for urgent delivery.

Note this Embassy will courier your ATM GOLD MASTER Card from our
Embassy here through Express Courier to your address at no cost of
yours hence we will pay the courier fees from NY here to your address
either here in the United States or outside the United States which
you have to send to us immediately you receive this letter,your email
address and name is attached on the parcel containing your Master Card
and that is why we are able to contact you through your email as sent
to us yesterday by the Finance Director in Nigeria. Note that this
funds is accrued to you based on your Inheritance Contract benefits as
approved by the United Nations for immediate payment.

Sequel to the above you are urgently requested to contact the Director
of Finance in the Office of Mr. President in Nigeria and ask him to
release to you immediately your Activated PIN Code Numbers of your ATM
GOLD MASTER CARD which you will use to make withdrawal once you
receive your card through our Embassy here in NY, this is a
Presidential Instructions attached on your parcel by Mr. President in
other not to release your Pin Codes to the defense Attaché who may
tamper with it, so call the Finance Director in the Presidency on his
email his name is Christian Hausmann, please don't waste any time
immediately you get this letter so that he only will release your PIN
CODE Password details as he cannot release that to me or another
person rather you the ATM GOLD card beneficiary, his email id is:
Fcnb1911@outlook.com if you wish to write to him though is not
necessary as it will be better you give him an urgent call as we have
to send your card to you as quickly as possible from NY here

Note: You will send to the Finance Director in the Presidency
Christian Hausmann the sum of US$255 ONLY(Two Hundred and Fifty Five
Dollars Only) which is the cost for the Activations PIN Code Password
fees, that is the only amount you will send to him before he will
release your CODE to you, send to our embassy your accurate receiving
address here in United States where you want us to send your card to
and at our own cost and not you, please for urgency i will suggest you
call the gentleman on phone or email so that he will act fast as this
transactions demands.

Update our Embassy as requested.

Sincerely.
AMB. (MRS) UZOMA E. EMENIKE PH.D
Nigerian Ambassador to United States
Nigerian House,NY

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