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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: "Rev Adam Ibeh" <info3736@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 06:30:33 -0500
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear Friend,

In accordance to my religious persuasion, I felt expedient to write
and inform you on the wicked conspiracy hatched under the salvation of
the former Minister of Finance Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Godwin
Emefiele the Governor Of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to divert your
fund to their designated account in Europe From my position as a fund
transfer computer diskette operating analysis officer with the Federal
Ministry of Finance, which was under the supervision of Mrs. Okonjo
Iweala as the Minister for Finance, I discovered that they moved the
fund from Lagos to London and from London, they have moved it last
Friday to ABN AMRO Bank in Netherlands. Today I found out through the
Central computer data base that they are about to reroute your fund to
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK AMERICA.

With this, I felt that it is important for me to alert you on this
development. They still use your name and payment identification
number as the beneficiary but they have changed the account
co-ordinate and that is why they are frustrating you by asking for
money every time in order for them to perfect their act.

I have the payment reference number of the transaction and also I have
information of the Nigerian Representative with JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
AMERICA,you should report this matter to him for immediate action and
investigation,I do not need any gratification from you either in cash
or kind, I do this because of my religious belief. I can never be a
part of evil because the bible says " YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE
TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE" (JOHN 8:32). Please respect my discretion in
this matter, you can send an email to me so that I can give you the
reference number and the follow up information on how you should go
about this.

I repeat, please do not expose my person, it is not easy to get jobs
around here and I cannot contend with these powerful individuals as
they

can go to any length for revenge.

Thank you and Remain Blessed.
Rev Adam Ibeh.

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