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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sm9666628@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:31:16 -0300
Subject: WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR PAYMENT FILE.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa C.B District, Abuja,
F.C.T, Nigeria P.M.B. 0187, Garki Abuja. Nigeria
Our Ref: ECO/IRD/TLX/03/18.
 
 
 
Dear Beneficiary of fund,
 
Your File has been brought to my notice , how you have labored to see to the conclusion of your overdue payment with the Government yet when it seems that you will  succeed, a kind of obstacle comes up at the last minute which will necessitate the payment of one fee or another and this  is like a repeated circle all the time.
 
So many people may have contacted you regarding helping you to get your fund,you may have dealt with so many  payment centers, may be you have also passed through the route of diplomatic delivery of your fund or ATM Card delivery all to no avail due to incessant demands of fees upon fees. I was made to understand that you have spent a fortune paying for all kinds of fees,levies, duties, taxes, stamp duty, stop order, shipment cost, Yellow tag, IRS etc when looking for the solution to your funds transfer.
 
My good friend, if you continue this way, you will sell everything you have yet the fees will not stop arising at every bend of success. This is because, some greedy officials has taken it upon themselves to exploit you and enrich themselves through you yet without making it work. They are the ones putting up those obstacles on the way of your funds transfer in order to create avenues of demanding for more money for their personal aggrandizement.
 
But there is a good news for you. I have devoted myself and time to see that you will no longer be made to pay a Cent until this money hits your account and that will be shortly. All you need sir is just to Secure "A Waiver" from the Federal Ministry of Justice. May I educate you on what this will do for you sir, A waiver is The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege. So when you secure this waiver, all fees whether seen or unseen will be Waived aside for you until you receive your money in your bank account. You will not be made to pay for any fees again until you confirm the money in your bank account after which you will then defray all the cost with a little 0.01% as interest on it.
 
The only money you will ever spend as far as this your fund transfer is concerned is the cost of obtaining this Waiver Document ,Once you are able to secure this waiver, all your wire transfer problems will be over.
 
No matter the kind of fee, the waiver will take care of it, even the fee presently holding your transfer from been completed, this waiver will nullify it and the transfer will be completed without you paying 1 Cent until you confirm the transfer in your account. The approved sum in your file is 10.5million USD.
 
If you wish my chambers to help you get this waiver, kindly inform us and also, we can help you evaluate, process, monitor and conclude your wire transfer and make sure you confirm it from your receiving bank if you so wish. Reconfirm your information's.
 
Contact me immediately.I am waiting for your response.
 
Sincerely
Mr.Godwin emefiele
Governor central bank of nigeria
 

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