419 scam: "Ms Winihim Ayuli Jemide"<info@gov.cn> From Ms Winihim Ayuli Jemide.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Winihim Ayuli Jemide" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wini.ayulijemide@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:59:25 -0800
Subject: From Ms Winihim Ayuli Jemide.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am contacting you with the hope that you will help my uncle who is
now being investigated on his involvement in the embezzlement of the
sum of $2.4 Billion US Dollars by The Nigerian Government for Arms purchase
to fight the Boko-Haram Islamic Terrorist in the Northern Nigeria.

I am Winihim Auyli Jemide, a Nigeria /British citizen and my uncle
retired Lt.Col. Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser, to
the immediate past Nigerian President. He is being investigated for his misappropriation of
the sum of $2.4 Billion US Dollars arms deal.

Meanwhile before this time he had hidden about $250 Million US Dollars
in a Private French Security Company for safe-keeping .

He has given me the go ahead order to source for a credible business person
who owns a company that can accommodate this money into his /her company and if it is successfully incorporated into his /her business then he will instruct me to visit such person and disburse the fund in this ratio..you taking 25% and he retains the rest but will also be left in your company account until he regains freedom or serve out his jail term.

If you are interested do get back to me as soon as possible to enable
us set the machinery of meeting and working out modalities to achieve
the stated goal.

Thank you and God bless,

Ms Winihim Ayuli Jemide.
NB: Re-state your secured telephone number, valid ID,
Full names,valid Address office /home.

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