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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "jamesgoodman_204@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347081948851 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamesgoodman.wbatm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info@xtremesky.com
Reply-To: jamesgoodman.wbatm@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 05:41:44 -0800
Subject: Call Me

From Table of Director World Bank Group in Nigeria
Rev. James Goodman Jr.
Plot Pc10, Engineering Close, Off Idowu Taylor
Lagos Nigeria
Direct Line 234-70-81948851

After a crucial closed door meeting of International diplomatic union ( which includes, officials of United Nations, World bank groups, I.M.F, Ambassadors and High Commissioners representing each country here in Nigeria ) held at the diplomatic conference center in Abuja ( the capital city ) Nigeria West Africa .

The main purpose of the meeting is payment of foreign debts owned by the government of Nigeria to foreign citizens from different countries of the World, and to know the reason why it has not been paid to the rightful owners by United Nations which was assigned by the responsibility handling the payment through ATM system of payment.

It was on this note that I Rev. James Goodman Jr. was directed to notify you that the International Diplomatic Union here in Lagos Nigeria in a mutual agreement with government of Nigeria have arranged to pay you your payment of US$10.5 Million through Automated Machine Teller ( A.T.M ) swift card payment system.

In accordance with International Financial Regulatory Acts, the ATM card will be program inline with International standered , so that you use it to withdrawal money from any ATM machine in any country of the World.

This card which is going to be send across to you has a maximum withdrawing rate of $20,000.00 U.S Dollars (Ten Thousand United State Dollars) per machine daily .

Therefore, your officially advise to contact World bank director's office Rev. James Goodman Jr. (Director World bank Nigeria ). Direct line: +234-70-81948851 E-mails : jamesgoodman.wbatm@gmail.com OR jamesgoodman_204@outlook.com

World bank has been mandated by International diplomatic union and government of Nigeria to handle everything concerning payment of your fund, until you safely confirm the receipt of your ATM card, the pin-code and all the legal documents at the door step of your address.

IMPORTANT NOTE / It has come to the official notice of my office that some criminals and hoodlums out side there are faking my good name, office and I.D to contact and exhort money from innocent people, i am not folding my hands about it, both the Nigerian security agents and U.S CIA and FBI are working round the clock to track them down, soon they will be brought to book to face the law.

As a result of activities of impostors, The World bank also issued you their code of conduct, which is (0458) so you have to indicate this code when communicating back to us by using the code as your subject

CALL ME ON 234-70-81948851 UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE

Yours public servant
Rev. James Goodman Jr.
Image result for world bank logo image
World Bank ( Director )
Lagos Nigeria
Western African Zone

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