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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. Jonah Otunla" <dr.jonahotunla1945@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 11:12:16 +0100
Subject: Your Payment Valued US$ 10.5 Million USD

Attention: Sir ,

Please just take your time and read do not think of the long message
is your own good.
I hereby let you know following the urgent meeting with the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the United States of America and United
Nations yesterday , there were so many factors that militated against
you not being paid. Every other agency that was in contact with you
has been mandated to stop further communications with you since the
end goal was not achieved especially in CBN. I am not here to demand
for fees from you rather to tell you the truth.

THE TRUTH IS THAT, You did not process your payment in a right way you
did not present the Payment Approval Certificate to the Federal High
Court Abuja, so that it is authenticated and the Legalization
Certificate Issued. The Legalization certificate is a certificate that
legalizes all your personal and banking details in the database of the
nation. This Certificate is FREE. The Contract Programming Unit
(CPU)is an arm of the
government responsible for imputing beneficiaries information into the
Nations Database System (NDS). As such, your details is not in the
database for payment but in the Gazette which explains why you have
not been paid. Only your details found in the database receives urgent
attention. It is 100% possible that you will not get any benefit from
your government if your details is not in the database of your home
country.
This applies everywhere.

(2) The original documents that defends this fund for you when
credited into your account or issue you a Bank Draft is not even in
your possession. Let us assume that this fund is credited into your
account, what will you defend the fund with? Let us assume you buy a
house,and you do not have the original documents for that house but
some sort of documents that cannot back you up to claim the house,
what do you think would happen to the house ownership?

(3) The Agreement between you and the government of Nigeria was not
released to you and you did not bother to ask or have same released
to you.How do you explain the source of this fund to your government
when the basics is NOT in your possession?

(4) You have not signed the Payment Voucher and the Payment Release
Order Documents by original.

(5) You have not signed the Payment Register from the federal
government. How do you expect payment from the Government? With all
these in mind, did you try to get your fund the right way? or through
the back door? I am not here to insult you and do not see it as one
but I am only trying to establish that with all actions taken so far
to get this fund you did not make any right effort. There are some
things you are expected to know as a person and as an adult without
anyone telling you. Did you make any efforts to do
any of the listed above?

My government works in transparency and our process is not hectic
process . You do not take the last things and make them first and the
first things as last. It does not work that way. Things are bound to
go wrong. You are expected to ask the right questions always
irrespective of the situation. I can authoritatively tell you that
you have not done the listed above.
The question now is: How do you expect to be paid? Don't you think,
if this $10.5M (including the accruing interest that would be
calculated when transfer is to be made)or wired into your account
without negotiating any of the above, don't you think you would have
problems with your government because of not having any of this, even
the Nigerian Government will never come to your defense because if
this fund is credited into your account, your government will
definitely call you to defend the fund and if you do not have the
right papers for this fund,

then you will be charged according to the laws of your country. Leave
your anger alone. You did not do the right thing and the beauty of it
all is that, a second chance is coming to you. Not many beneficiaries
had this opportunity. We did not pick any specific interest in you.
We are only doing what is right.You will be paid this fund with these
options.

Send me an attorney from your country to represent you here In Nigeria
Or you come here in person to process this fund. Do not worry about
your accommodation. You or your attorney will be picked up at the
airport when you arrive with the government's vehicle and driven to
the government's lodge where you or your attorney will operate from,
till your fund is processed, the original documents will be released
to you and fund wired directly into any account you nominate before
you or your attorney leave. If in case you or lawyer cannot make the
trip I provide an attorney here to represent you which is a
presidential lawyer, there will be mild charges which you will pay
for the attorney for consultation and I already told you that I am
not here to ask for any fee from you But it is up to you to make your
choice.

When you or your attorney arrive here in Nigeria, you will be taken
to all the government's agencies where you will endorse and collect
all vital financial documents before payment is finally made. Payment
processes in Nigeria is not a hectic process. You have to make hay now
so that your sunshine can be brighter. The President Muhammadu Buhari
have swear to taken it upon himself to fight corruption here in
Nigeria and other part of Africa with help of the international
community and United Nations. Already, your fund has been captured in
the 2022 national budget.


This process is been monitored and all correspondences is
transmitted to the President for transparency purposes. Should you
feel the need not to get your fund now or in future, state that so
that we can have you sign the forfeiture form. We do not bother our
beneficiaries. We love them with all honesty. Meanwhile, with all due
respect, we invite your urgent respond to this email to help our
government to move forward and help us re-position the image of our
country in the international community. All directives and the
affairs of this government drive is trusted in the hands of
Accountant General of the Federation.

Finally if you and your Lawyer cannot make the trip then the delivery
of your hard copies
documents cost USD$150 Only.


Kind regards,
Dr. Jonah Otunla
Accountant General of the Federation (AGF),
Reply to Email: dr.jonahotunla1945@gmail.com
Tel: +234-08132789736

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