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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna" <okwujnnanna5050@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:53:30 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


From the desk of Dr. Nnanna Okwu Joseph
Deputy Governor, Central Bank Of Nigeria
Financial Systems Stability Directorate.

Dear,

I am the Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria, after our meeting with
the President/Senate office on foreign payments matters.

After going through your file, I found out some ugly reports which I
decided not to let anybody know about it based on my interest in your
matter, I will like to put it clear to you my findings in your file that
the $28.7 Million which you have been going about for some years now does
not belong to you. But the so-called officials that contacted you wanted to
front you to see if they can use you to claim the funds in question,
unfortunately they don’t know how to go about it because there are some
documents which are supposed to be obtained to back up their claim, to show
that your company/your names was registered with the Contract Award
Committee Office as an approved contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria.

You are going to sign 14 classified documents which will be coming from
different offices of concern, also I am going to give to you the original
contract number of the $28.7 Million of which the funds is going to be paid
to you through the Petroleum Trust Funds Account [PTF].

Henceforth I want you to stop any further dealings if you truly want to
receive your payment, this is because I will not want anyone to know my
involvement because of my position in my country. You have to stop further
communications with the Central Bank officials, IMF officials, United
Nations officials, and any other official that may want to jeopardize my
transferring the funds to you,even the office of the accountant-general.

As you know that you have been trying severally to receive your funds but
all to no avail, they are only extorting money from you for one thing or
the other that will never come of which I know that even if you spend
Millions of Dollars you can never, I repeat you can never receive your
funds.

Before I proceed with you any further, you will write a letter of promise
stating that no one else will know about my findings in your file, and also
you will state in the letter your readiness to part to me 20% of the funds
once the funds is transferred into your account and also you will assure me
that you will be willing to work with me because for us to have this funds
transferred to your account the needed documents has to be secured to
enable the senate committee on foreign payments matters sign for the
release of your funds as i am going to include your name as one of the
beneficiaries that will receive his funds through a special account (PTF).
You will also send a copy of your identification to me such as your
international traveling passport or your Drivers License, once I receive
these items, I shall commence work immediately with the Attorney that will
work on your behalf and all the 14 classified documents will be sent to you
for your record purpose and perusal.

Looking forward for your urgent response


Regards,

Reply to me with this email address: d.okwujnnanna2020@outlook.com

Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Financial Systems Stability Directorate

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