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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: Miss Janet Ibeh <linda@contestgirl.com>
Reply-To: officialmg78@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:36:51 -0500
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE



--
Dear Beneficiary

My name is MISS JANET IBEH, I am a Computer Scientist working with
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I am 25 years old, just started working
with CBN. I came across your payment file marked X and your released
disk stamped RED. I took time to study it and tried to find out why the
funds were not released to you.


Those evil officials can never tell you the truth that they won't
release the fund to you; instead they allow you spend your hard earned
money unnecessarily. I do not intend to work here forever; I can help
you claim your fund if you can certify me of my security and assure me
that you would compensate me after you must have received your payment.
I must do this because you need to know the status of your payment and
cause for the delay. This is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria and you
may not understand
because you are not a Nigerian.

The only thing needed to release this fund to you is the Original
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER PERMIT (ITP), which will be tendered to any of
your nominated bank and the Internal Revenue Service IRS for clearance
of the transferred amount in your account.

Once the Original TRANSFER PERMIT Certificate is secured, fund will
immediately reflect in your bank you will submit within 24 HOURS. The
only authorized and sincere person who will issue you the Original
Documents is Mr. Morris F Moore. Make sure you indicate that your file
is marked letter X and tell him its painted color Red so he will be able
to recognize your file. The president made a compensation fund release
for all unpaid
beneficiaries/contractors and scam victims.

Therefore, you are going to receive a total sum of $5,700,000.00 (FIVE
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) for this year 2020 as recorded
in your file here and will be transferred to your bank account as soon
as the Original document is obtained.

Do get back to me ASAP if you are still interested in receiving your
fund so that I can give you further directives and contact of Mr. Morris
F.Moore.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Janet Ibeh

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