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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: <emefielegov.godwin76@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 23:05:32 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND TRANSFER. Reply Information

30/07/2015
 
Dear Beneficiary.
 
I am Mr.Godwin Emefiele, The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 3, 2014, I also served as Chief Executive officer and Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc. before my present appointment( For more information about my personality you can check my name on Google to be better informed).
 
Following the recent meeting held by the board members of this esteemed financial institution,members of audit Committee on Foreign Payment and in conjunction with International Community delegates, We are very pleased to contact you due to a report reaching us regarding your OUTSTANDING FUND ($18.5Million) Eighteen Million five hundred United States Dollars only which has been long over due for payment but was made impossible by some corrupt officials.In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.
  
After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is one Mrs Gloria Tunner saying you have given her the authorization to receive your compensation transfer in her account in United States of America. She presented her account details as below to be used to replace your account, claiming that you are sick and hospitalized and cannot not complete claim.
 
NEW TRANSFER ACCOUNT Bank: First Hawaiian Bank 2411 south King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 Account Name : Gloria Tunner Routing #:121881015 Checking#:85-117680 Swift Code: FHBKUS77 Please kindly confirm to me that you gave her the authorization because she is requesting the payment details for the balance payment of $190 USD from the paying bank so that transfer will be credited into her account  immediately.
  
In order confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no response, it will be ascertained that you are truely dead,then proceed with the telegraphic transfer.If proved otherwise by you to be alive?, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone numbers,contact address,these details from you will help reach a conclusion that you still alive.
  
Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this woman to court and prosecute her while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.You are advise to get back to this office immediately via our emails: (emefiele2014godwin@hotmail.com).
 
I anxiously waits for your urgent answer.
Regards.
Yours in Service,
Mr. Gov. Godwin Emefiele.
Phone Number +2348173227354 or +2348080917348 Call me.
E-mail: emefiele2014godwin@hotmail.com
 
 
Governor  Central Bank of Nigeria
Plot 33,Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory.
 
 
 

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