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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: "Dr. DAVID MARK" <mdrdavid46@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmcard1927@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 07:03:35 +0100
Subject: CHANGES OF BENEFICIARY.

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS/INHERITANCE FUND
ASO-ROCK - ABUJA


CHANGES OF BENEFICIARY.

ATTENTION :SIR/MADAM.

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund. We
hereby send to you the information submitted by the Chief Executive
Officer of Trayway Technologies Consulting of U.S.A with an application to
receive your Award Payment
of $27,500.000.00.on your behalf from this office .Please as a matter
of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and
inform us if you are aware or know anything about this.

This morning the Chief Executive of Grayway Technologies Consulting came
to the office claiming that you
have instructed him to come and receive the payment on your behalf
with some representatives.

I have asked them to come back tomorrow as they did not provide any
power of an attorney from you which will prove that you truly
sent them,This was to enable me to contact you to verify how genuine
these people are to you.

1. Did you instruct GRAYWAY TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING in the USA. whose
information is below, to claim and
receive the payment on your behalf?
2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making
him the current beneficiary with the following account details:
Account Name: Grayway Technologies Consulting
A/C #004792442195
Bank Name: Chase Bank, NY
Swift Code: CHASUS33.

Finally,you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office
with immediate effect,if you are the person that instructed Mr. John
T. Kehoe to come for the claim of your fund worth $27,500.000.00.
NOTE: Your full name and telephone number is needed for easy
communications.


THE STATED BELOW INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR SWIFT PROCESSING OF THIS
PAYMENT

1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....
4. AGE........
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............


For your information we have three modes of payment .
1 , Bank to bank transfer.
2, ATM CARD
3, Through our online transfer payment.

We wait for your urgent response to this office
so that you will be given an immediate Response.

Trust me.

Kind Regards,
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC. OFFICE OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT

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