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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 Udozi Doris <efcc.fgn.ibrahim.lamorde1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: udoziedoris000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:37:24 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary,

Sir/ Madam

YOUR standing funds OF 16 .2 MILLON EUROS ONLY.

I do not know much about you and how you will take this message but I
am doing this based on my Christian faith and what tomorrow holds. I
am Dr (Mrs) Doris Udozie, the office assistant to the Central Bank of
Nigeria Governor (Mr Godwin Emefiele). I am not telling you this to
impress you or to gain any favors from you, rather I am doing this to
save you from further damage and pains. I have done this for two
people already, but they betrayed me at the end.

Before I proceed, you must promise me that nobody will know of this
and after you are satisfied with my help, you can appreciate me in
whatever way you deem fit.

This is a very big secret, I overheard Mr Godwin Emefiele and other
executives of our bank here in Nigeria saying that they will make sure
you spend and pay much fees till you are tired and abandon your fund
owed you by the government of this country.

The President of Nigeria and the members of Federal Executive Council
have since approved the payment of this fund to you, you are therefore
requested to kindly provide us with the following: your full names,
address, telephone numbers, bank account details and copy of id to
enable us immediately proceed with application to release fund legally
to you.


You are advised to stop forthwith further communication with anyone or
group of persons to allow us have your fund payment properly executed
in line with the guideline given to us by the federal executive
council of this government.

This must remain absolutely confidential, not even another ear should
hear of this. Your sparse must not hear it till you have securely
received this fund in your bank account. If you publicize it, you are
then trying to put us back here in trouble for helping you. You must
have sealed lips till we advise otherwise. That is the nature of your
transaction.

If this sounds ok to you, kindly contact me for further directives. I
will give you more details of myself the moment I hear from you. I
will make myself properly known to you by attaching my personal
details to you.

Get back to me so that we may proceed accordingly.

Many thanks.


Dr (Mrs) Doris Udozie.

Personal Assistant

To the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor

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