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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: "Mr. Godwin Emefiele" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <godwin_emefiele@administrativos.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 01:49:53 +0400
Subject: I am contacting Your Ref:Payment Code: 908013 USD4.8M Compensation Funds Released

Hello Good Friend
 
I am Mr. Godwin Emefiele the Group Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc. This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated by the UNITED NATIONS and the World Bank Groups to pay 20 scam victims US$4,800,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) to each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $4.8 Million compensations funds.
 
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last United Nations & World Bank Groups meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is now paying 20 victims of this operators $4.8Million USD each. Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria the payments are to be paid by Zenith Bank Plc as the biggest bank in Nigeria.
 
 
According to the number of applicants at hand, 15 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, I still have more 5 left to be paid the compensations of $4.8Million each.
 
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of those criminal. This morning  Mr. Jerry Nelson who declared that he is your next-of-kin submitted this account details Chase Bank, Account # 5707528,Routing # =111923607,Swift Code =SOBBUS41 that you authorized him to claim your fund.
 
Kindly respond back to this mail if you know that you did not instruct Mr. Jerry Nelson to claim your compensation fund. Indicate how you want to receive your fund because we have two mode of payment by Telegraphic Wire Transfer and ATM Master Card.
 
Regards
Mr. Godwin Emefiele
Group Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc
E-mail:  godwin_emefiele@administrativos.com

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