419 scam: MR BOSS GIDA MUSTAPHA<info@ngb.org> Attention: Beneficiary.

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MR BOSS GIDA MUSTAPHA<info@ngb.org>
Reply-To: mr.bossgidamustapha@gmail.com
Date: 01 Dec 2019 10:29:26 +0100
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary.

Attn: Beneciary.

I am Mr Boss Gida Mustapha, the newly Secretary to the Federal
Government of Nigeria. From the conclusion reached at the last
Saturday's Federal Executive Ruling Council (FERC) meeting on all
depending transfers, I write on behalf of the Federal Government
of Nigeria as follows,

That we have noticed the evil activities of some defunct Corrupt
officials of the Nigerian government parading their selves as one
office superior personal or the other. They have indulged on this
evil activity against the arrangements of the government to pay
off every long over due inheritance/contractual transfers
domicile in every bank in this country, thereby destroying the
good image of this great country.

It has also come to our understanding that these defunct Corrupt
officials have been collecting monies indiscriminately from
unsuspecting beneficiaries, ranging from hundreds to thousands of
dollars, in the name that they want to transfer funds to you.
Please know it now that these defunct Corrupt officials are
impostors ravaging the government of Nigeria, and because of
their corrupt nature, they are no more in any authority in this
country and Africa at large as far as the Nigerian government is
concern.

We have only instructed one particular to complete and make sure
that your transfer of US$15,500,000.00 is delivered to you as
soon as possible.

By the Powers bestowed on me as the Secretary to the Federal
Government of Nigeria and on behalf of the Government, I wish to
inform you that the Government has APPROVED the immediate release
of your payment. Note that you will receive your payment now
without delays.

PLEASE RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE
URGENTLY.

1. FULL NAMES.
2. CONTACT ADDRESS.
3. CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS
4. YOUR BANK INFORMATION .

Thanks,
Yours in Service,

MR BOSS GIDA MUSTAPHA,
Secretary to the Government of the Federation.(SGF)

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