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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: "Rev. Fr. Emenogu Samuel" <centralban200155@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revfremenogusamuel34@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 20:36:08 -1200
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD amount of ($15 million)

URGENT REPLY DEAR BENEFICIARY.


GOOD DAY


This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be
of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been
experiencing in getting your long over due payment due to excessive
demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier
Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.IMF Resident
Representative Office in NIGERIA. It may interest you to know that
reports have reached our office by so many correspondence on the
uneasy way which people like you are treated by Various Banks and
Courier Companies across Europe to Africa and Asia and we have decided
to put a stop to that and that is why i was appointed to handle your
transaction here in NIGERIA.


Remember that the $15,000,000.00. Is in ATM CARD, not cash, so you
need to send to Rev. Fr. Emenogu Samuel you're full Information where
the ATM CARD will be posted/delivered . Kindly Reach, Rev. Fr. Emenogu
Samuel of ,Email(revfremenogusamuel34@gmail.com)PHONE NUMBER +
2348127151221

BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION'S YOU WILL SEND TO THE PRIEST:-
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY.



All Governmental and Non-Governmental parasites, NGOs, Finance
Companies, Banks, Security Companies and Courier companies which have
been in contact with You of late have been instructed to back up from
your transaction and you have been advised NOT to respond to them
anymore since the IMF is now directly in Charge of your payment.You
are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions
with respect to your transaction as your fund will be Transferred to
you directly from our source. I hope this is clear. Any action
contrary to this instruction is at your own risk.


Respond to this e-mail on (revfremenogusamuel34@gmail.com) with
immediate effect and He shall give you further details on how your
fund will be released.


Regards,
Mr.Gean Leon
IMF RESIDENT  REPRESENTATIVE NIGERIA

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