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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. Godwin Emefiele (CBN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infogodwinemefiele@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2017 18:27:01 -0400
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

Good Morning

We are sending you this message today to confirm if truly you sent one Mr.Harrison Richard, a citizen of the United States as a representative to receive your Contract payment $10.5 Million United State of America Dollars due to be paid to your person. The said Harrison Richard claimed that he represents your interest in the fund and that you have given him a Power of Attorney to claim the fund on your behalf, as he claimed that you are lying in your sick bed and about dying.

According to the law of our contry guiding this kind of payment, we decided to send you this message to confirm from you if you are dead or alive and has authorized this person to claim the fund on your behalf.

This is the issue we wanted you to clarify. Please if this claim by this man is wrong, kindly revert back to us
quickly to avoid wrongful payment of your fund to a wrong person

I await your urgent response.

Yours truly.

Dr. Godwin Emefiele (CBN)

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