419 scam: Okeh Chukwuma <andymaguire3@gmail.com> URGENT RESPONSE

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Okeh Chukwuma <andymaguire3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <chukwumaokeh1960@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:14:08 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

From: Ministry of Finance
Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, Nigeria.

Re: Code Number 811

Sequel to second term of the Nigerian President Mohammed Buhari in
2019, be informed that he has instructed that all outstanding foreign
debt accruing from INHERITANCE FUNDS, FUNDS TRAPPED IN LOCAL AND
FOREIGN BANKS, SCAM VICTIMS and its associated cases should be
compensated immediately through this office. We discovered that you
were mislead by some officers who took advantage of you as a result of
demanding one payment after another from you instead of releasing your
funds to you.

You are warned to stop further communication with anybody that is not
from this office in respect of your payment with effect from today if
you wish to receive your fund successfully without further delay. Your
payment file is right here with us and we are set to complete your
payment immediately as instructed by President Mohammed Buhari through
the Ministry of Finance, who has approved the sum of $500,000.000.00
(Five Hundred Million United States Dollar Only), to be shared among
the affected scam victims within and outside Nigeria.

Note: that we have been mandated to issue out $1,000,000.00
(ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) as a part
payment to you for this fiscal year 2022 that will be paid through
bank transfer directly to your bank account (Through Diplomatic
Delivery directly to your address), if you will like to receive your
fund this week let us know immediately by contacting me upon the
receipt of this notification and also reconfirm the following
information for the processing of your compensation (payment).

1. Names and Address:

2. Occupation:

3. Phone Number:

4. Scanned copy of your ID:

5. Choose Mode of Payment: A. Direct Bank Transfer, 2. Through
Diplomatic Delivery.

While we advise you to stop further communication with anybody with
effect from today no matter what the person might claim to be so that
you don't lost your hard earned money to impostors again.

We hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (code: 811) so you
have to indicate this code when contacting us by using it as your
subject because of your last experience.

Yours sincerely,

Okeh Chukwuma Jude
Chairman, Foreign Debt Settlement Committee
Ministry of Finance, Abuja Nigeria.

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