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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: "TRANSFER DEPT." <test@comstar.ru>
Reply-To: drjokwucbn@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:10:03 -0700
Subject: Re: Did you permit the Change of Fund Ownership / Beneficiary


Attention: Beneficiary. Re - Change of Funds Ownership. This is to bring t=
o your notice that the President of Republic of Nigeria,President Muhammadu=
Buhari has constituted a 10 man investigative Panel and foreign Debts reco=
nciliation committee, which I am the Chairman of the presidential committee=
saddled with the responsibility to investigate all the banks here in Niger=
ia, who has trapped and held beneficiaries Compensation/inheritance/NNPC co=
ntract Fund claims unpaid. To settle all the Foreign debt after his recent =
Telephone conversation with the World Bank and other officials of the Unite=
d Nation to enable him give a zero tolerance to corruption in his regime. I=
am solely in charge of all foreign payments. At the commencement of my off=
icial responsibility geared towards payment to foreign beneficiaries. I rec=
eived a letter that your unclaimed approved payment by the Central Bank of =
Nigeria which has been overdue for payment should now be paid to Gary Johns=
on Lee from your Country. In the said letter titled change of Beneficiary/O=
wnership. Its clearly stated that you are dead and that he is your next of =
kin, it went further to say you signed a deed and an agreement with Gary Jo=
hnson Lee to become your beneficiary before your untimely death. Officially=
arrangement had been concluded for the approved funds transfer into his ac=
count. But because of the elaborate global scam, I decided to contact you f=
irst for confirmation before transferring the funds and if after seven work=
ing days, no response is received from you, it will be assumed that you are=
dead and as such authorization and approval will be granted on behalf of G=
ary Johnson Lee to claim/receive your fund. But if you are well and alive t=
hen confirm this letter and reconfirm your Information without any further =
delay. Send your responses to me immediately by email. Below is the informa=
tion you are expected to re-confirm. Full Name: Address: Nationality: Sex: =
Age: Date of Birth: Occupation: Mobile Phone: Driver's license or any copy =
of Your Identity: Please feel free to contact me here only for further clar=
ifications regarding this matter. Sincerely, Yours faithfully, Dr. Okwu Jos=
eph Nnanna Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability Central Bank of Nige=
ria Tinubu square, Lagos- Nigeria

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