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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: Suleiman Bagudu <pa65895ya@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sulebagud@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:44:26 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.

Dear friend,

I hope my email meets you well. I am Hon. Suleiman Bagudu, a top
Politician here in Nigeria. I am Delighted to reach you via email with
this potential Business Proposal that will be of mutual benefit to
both of us.

Due to the fear of the Government of Nigeria. A total sum of $63M Million United
States Dollars have been moved out to abroad through the Land border
and I urgently need your collaboration to deposit these funds in your
custody. Kindly reply to declare your willingness to partner with me
in this project.

Send me your full details, address, full names.
I will appreciate it, if you include a copy of your ID and your direct
telephone number to enable me to call you for further briefing on the
project.

Regards,
Hon Suleiman Bagudu

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