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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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Fraud email example:

From: Difiore <www.westernunion1999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: honmrsjanet@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:14:01 +0100
Subject: OVER-DUE PAYMENT RELEASED

From the Desk of; Hon. Justice Mrs.Janet Marie DiFiore, (Born August 9, 1955)
American judge who, since 2016, I am the Chief Judge of the
State of New York. A New York native,

OVER-DUE PAYMENT RELEASED. FINALLY, YOUR FUND IS NOW HERE IN THE USA
AWAITING TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR ADDRESS.


Attention Dear Beneficially

The reconciliation of accounting data to budgetary data is required
under Government Code (GC) sections 12460 and 13344. GC 12460 requires
information in the State Controller's Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual
Report to account for funds on the same basis as that of the
applicable Governor's Budget. GC 13344 requires departments to prepare
and maintain financial and accounting data for the Governor's Budget
and related documents, and the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual Report
described in GC 12460, according to the methods and bases provided in
regulations, budget letters, and other directives of Department of
Finance (Finance). By law, year-end financial reports must be prepared
consistent with the applicable budget. Information provided to Finance
for the Governor's Budget must be consistent with information provided
to the State Controller's Office (SCO) for the Budgetary/Legal Basis
Annual Report. The following instructions will assist departmental
accounting and budget staff to reconci le year-end financial rep

Sequel to the above specifications, the management of the Fund
Reconciliation Department here in New York City USA, wishes to let you
know that every precept regarding your funds has been concluded. You
will be receiving your funds from this Surrogate Court any moment from
now. We take, keep and make report of every transaction done here in
the USA. Investigations gathered by the Fund Regulatory Agency {IMF},
shows you have been receiving numerous emails from several offices
requesting you to claim your funds. In some cases, you tried a lot but
still the transfer or delivery was not completed due to one reason or
the other. The fact is that you are stuck between the chains which
make it impossible for you to differentiate the real office from it's
counterfeit.

We noticed that the only real offices that had ever contacted you in
respect to your funds were United State Embassy Lagos Nigeria and
Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was brought to our notice that
the former Ambassador to the Lagos Nigeria, Ambassador James Knight,
made voluntary effort to bring your funds along to your home address
but couldn't due to some fall-out on your ends. The Federal Reserve
Bank came up to make a wire transfer but they said you couldn't meet
up with the fee demand for the transfer, so they gave up on you. In a
more proper and legalized manner, the International Monetary Fund and
the Federal Reserve Bank solicited us Fund Reconciliation Department
to allow your fund to be written as a Check or Credited as Visa Card
and be shipped to your home address through the USA Priority Express
Mail. These options, we supposed could be the best, easiest and the
most efficient way to have you get hold of your long awaited United
Nations approved funds.

Like you were told by the Federal Reserve Bank aforementioned, your
funds was transferred from about four different banks; Royal Bank Of
Canada (RBC), Bank of Nigeria, Bank of America and Nat west bank
London. In total, your funds were amounting to the tune of
US$12,000,000,000.00 Twelve Billion United States dollars As we speak,
your funds have been credited in your Visa Card and also available as
Cashier's Check well documented and packaged. The documented package
will be shipped to your mailing address by the USA Priority Express
Mail here in NY, USA. The ONLY thing needed before we can POST your
ATM CARD or CHECK is the PROCUREMENT FILE of your funds. The
procurement file is at the Origin Country of your funds in Lagos
Nigeria.


For the purpose to avoiding double payment on your end, we had an
agreement with the IMF and Federal Reserve to document every charge
necessary until the package gets to your home address. The analytical
group of the two offices mentioned above had an accurate sum of
USD$155.00 dollars for Procurement. So it was constituted and
officially submitted to the "Court of Justice" that the ONLY charge
you will EVER pay before your package leaves our office here in USA to
your home address is USD$155.00 dollars for your Procurement File to
be signed and conveyed down here in the USA and YOU WILL NEVER pay a
dime again as agreed. We are renowned and reputable USA Agency and we
don't like an undocumented process that is why it had to be written
down in Court that you will never pay any other money apart from the
USD$155 dollars. The USD$155.00 dollars is for "PROCUREMENT FEE" (That
is for some one to sign your file on your behalf). USA Ambassador to
Lagos Nigeria, "Ambassador James Knight", who will be coming to the U

Therefore, the days of you being subjected to paying twice Double
Payment is over as that is the case with some corrupt officials down
there in Nigeria , whom always strife to subject beneficiaries to hard
bureaucratic bottleneck, thereby making it impossible for most
innocent citizens spread across the globe and the likes to claim what
rightfully belongs to them. Thank GOD that your funds are here in NEW
YORK SURROGATE COURT, USA and so we decided to follow the USA
constitutions so as to ensure that your money is in your hands this
weekend. Without mincing words, it will be desirous if you consciously
adhere to the above instruction by remitting the PROCUREMENT FEE
calculated to be USD$155.00 dollars down to the office of Ambassador
James Knight at the USA Consulate/Embassy in Nigeria so that your ATM
CARD or you're Check depending on your choice, could be shipped to
your home address as soon as the Ambassador arrives here with your
procurement file. The PROCUREMENT FEE of USD$155.00 dollars is PAYABLE
in t

Here's the information to send the fee required Ria Money Transfer OR
World Remit .As advised by the Ambassador, send the payment through
Ria Money Transfer or World Remit .If you could not send by all these
means, then buy Google Play Card or Wal-Mart Gift card scratch it and
send the photo to me, you can buy the Google Play Card or Wal-Mart
Gift card at any Wal-Mart around you or Supermarket around you


RECEIVER NAME: SAMUEL CHIADI NDIVE

RECEIVER NUMBER +234 81 3808 3314

COUNTRY: Lagos Nigeria

City: Lagos

TEXT QUESTION: COLOR

TEST ANSWER: BLUE

AMOUNT: USD$155.00


We hope your immediate positive response with payment details or
payment slip attachment once you make the payment to enable a speedy
shipment of your Check to your home address.

Kindly Still Update Us With:

1. Your Name which you prefer we use when shipping your Check

2. Your Current mailing (Delivery) Address where your Check should be mailed

3. Your Private Mobile Number for the Priority Express Mail to Contact
you when they arrive at your door step.

Once again, we are sorry for the inconveniences you might have
encountered in the past, in pursuit of your funds. Now that this
office, Fund Reconciliation Department is involved, you will have no
cause to ever regret again as soon as you adhere to the above given
instructions.

Treat with urgency,

Best Regards,
Hon Mrs Janet M Difiore
Email: (honmrsjanett@rediffmail.com)
New York United States of America
New York 10007
Law Clerks: Andrea Field, Esq. Hasa Kingo, Esq.

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