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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: "GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jwilliams12@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:30:37 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR,,,,,,,,,,,

I  hereby want to inform you that your partner has paid the processing
fee of delivering the consignment to your country. So the diplomat
conveying your two consignment boxes weigh 26kg and worth about $5,2m
dollars left here two days ago and he misplaced your address and he is
currently stranded at the airport, So you are advices to reconfirm
your information to the Diplomat immediately to enable him deliver
your consignment boxes to your door step without any further delay,
The information to reconfirm to him are as follows:
 
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number========
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Nearest Airport==============
(8)A Copy Of Your ID For Identification.
 
Contact him via his email address, and call his telephone number
stated below: Name: Diplomat  John  Brown
Email Address: ( Diplomat_john11@qq.com. )
 
Contact him to deliver your consignment boxes first thing tomorrow
morning. Get back to me immediately you contact him to make sure that
your fund has gotten to you. I will also send the picture of the box
by attachment to you to see how the money is packed, and I will send
you more mails to give you more information for you to know the
genuineness of this transaction.
 
Remember the diplomat does not know the content of the consignment
boxes is money, the consignment is being registered as a family value
to avoid hitch during the delivery so on no circumstance should you
let him know the content of the consignment boxes to avoid the loss of
your fund.
 
 
Regard
GODWIN EMEFIELE
Executive Governor (CBN)
Tel Number: +2349032576971

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