419 scam: "MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE"<wwww@giga.ocn.ne.jp> RE - URGENT NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.$1.5M

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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: "MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emefielegodwin878@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:17:41 -0700
Subject: RE - URGENT NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.$1.5M

FROM GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE

MOTTO: VERIFICATION FOR GOOD.

ATTENTION

RE - URGENT NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.$1.5M

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT A MAN CALLED MR.ROBERT JOHNSON FROM UNITED
STATE OF AMERICA FORWARDED APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS TO OUR
OFFICETODAY,CLAIMING TO BE FROM YOUR INSTRUCTION, STATING THAT YOU
ARE NCOMER AT GENERAL HOSPITAL WASHINGTON DUE TO YOUR HART PROBLEM.

HE STATED IN HIS APPLICATION THAT BEFORE YOUR SITUATION CAME TO THE
WORST STAGE LAST WEEK FRIDAY, YOUR WILL WAS MADE BY YOU ON HIS FAVORTO
ACQUIRED ALL YOUR INHERITANCE SUCH AS YOUR ON PAID FUNDS WITH
OTHERPROPERTIES YOU HAVE.

PLEASE RECONFIRM ABOVE AND ANWSER BELLOW QUESTION FOR THE SAFTY OF OUR
SERVICE REGARDING TO THE REQUEST OF MR.ROBERT JOHNSON: DID YOU SIGN
ANY WILL IN FAVOR OF MR. ROBERT JOHNSON, BY MAKING HIM THE CURRENT
BENEFICIARY OF YOUR FUNDS AND TO OWN OTHER PROPERTIES OF YOURS? BELLOW
IS HIS RESIDENT DETAILS OF MR.ROBERT JOHNSON (CONTACT DETAILS:
7121EDGE TON ST; DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48212- 1905, USA.).

WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT RELEASE DETAILS TO MR. ROBERT
JOHNSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION IN THIS REGARDS.

BEST REGARDS,

GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE
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