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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: "Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drokwu448@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:52:56 +0800
Subject: Re - Change of Funds Ownership.

Attention: Beneficiary.
 
 
                          Re - Change of Funds Ownership.
 
 
This is to bring to your notice that the President of Republic of Nigeria,President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a 10 man
investigative Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee, which I am the Chairman of the presidential committee saddled with the
responsibility to investigate all the banks here in Nigeria, who has  trapped and held beneficiaries Compensation/inheritance/NNPC contract
Fund claims unpaid.
 
To settle all the foreign debt after his recent Telephone conversation with the World Bank and other officials of the United Nation to enable
Him give a zero tolerance to corruption in his regime. I am solely in charge of all foreign payments. At the commencement of my official
Responsibility geared towards payment to foreign beneficiaries. I received a letter that your unclaimed approved payment by the Central
Bank of Nigeria which has been overdue for payment should now be paid to Gary Johnson Lee from your Country.
In the said letter titled change of Beneficiary/Ownership. Its clearly stated that you are dead and that he is your next of kin, it went
Further to say you signed a deed and an agreement with Gary Johnson Lee to become your beneficiary before your untimely death. Officially
Arrangement had been concluded for the approved funds transfer into his account.
But because of the elaborate global scam, I decided to contact you first for confirmation before transferring the funds and if after
seven working days, no response is received from you, it will be assumed that you are dead and as such authorization and approval will
be granted on behalf of  Gary Johnson Lee  to claim/receive your fund.
But if you are well and alive then confirm this letter and reconfirm your Information without any further delay. Send your responses to me
Immediately by email.
 
Below is the information you are expected to re-confirm.
Full Name:
Address:
Nationality:
Sex:
Age:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Mobile Phone:
Driver's license or any copy of Your Identity:
 
Please feel free to contact me here only for further clarifications regarding this matter.
 
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna
Deputy Governor,
Financial System Stability
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu square,
Lagos- Nigeria
Tel: +234-7080-748577

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