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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: "Ibrahim Agboola Gambari ( CFR )" <tommyjamespersonnel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrrtan@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2022 10:17:38 +0100
Subject: URGENT

Hello Sir/ Ma ,

Let me first introduce myself to you, i am Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR,
a Nigerian academic and diplomat, currently serving as Chief of Staff
to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Meanwhile let me go straight to the point, kindly note that i got your
contact during my research in the foreign journal and i urgently need your
assistant to help receive the sum of US$95M Dollars which is an overinflated
contract fund which is presently floating in our accredited paying
bank .

In this effect, i want you to partner with us so that i can present you to the
paying bank as the sub-contractor that executive the contract sum as all
legal papers to this effects have been submitted to our paying bank in oversee
to release the fund.

Haven't made the above information clear to your understanding, note that you
will be getting 40% as your share of the fund while 50% will be for us and the
renaming 10% will be use to cover up every expenses incur to complete this
deal from both sides.

So therefore, i urge you to revert to me with the following detail so
that i can revert to you with further directives.

Personal Details:

Full receiving name and address
Direct telephone number
Scan copy of your international passport photo page
Occupation / Position
Marital Status


Bank Details.

Bank name and address
Account name
Account number
Routing number
Swift code

Immediately i receive the above required information, i shall revert
to you with further directives which will enable you open up communication
with our representative who is presently in Europe so that he can guild you
on how to complete the fund release to you do to my buys schedule .

Most importantly, i strongly advise that you keep every of our
communications strictly confidential for the safety and security
reasons knowing very well that the people involve in this deal is too
government officers.

I attached here my official id card for your personal precious and
record purpose and strongly advise that you keep them confidential.


Best regards
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari ( CFR )
Chief of Staff to the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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