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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:
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: user01@co.jp
Reply-To: mrgodwinemefiele404@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:37:03 +0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Attention :

I write to inform you the following. The only way for you to receive your contract payment valued at USD$25m is to perfect your Deed of Assignments.I have been able to discover that you are not the original contractor that executed this contract for the Federal Government of Nigeria.

You came into the picture as a Sub-Contractor. The original contractors that were awarded this contract are French company known as "Bouygues International of France. This company now called you in as a Sub-Contractor.

But because you did not perfect the Deed of Assignment of the contract that is why your name appears as the beneficiary and the name of this French company also appears as the beneficiary and with such conflict, funds will not be transferred to your account nor that of the "Bouygues" as you do not have 100% legal claims over the said contract.

The only way to rectify this problem is that, a copy of the Deed of Assignment will be obtained from the federal high court of justice, for the commissioner of Oath to endorse, necessary stamp duties paid on it, as soon as this is done, the name of "Bouygues" will be wiped out of the central computer system and your name will appear as the only beneficiary, only then can transfer be made to your account.

Be informed that nobody is trying to play a fast one on your payment nor trying to divert your funds. This is just the only problem you seem to have been facing with the Nigerian Government for the past years.

The fees for the stamp duties to perfect the Deed of Assignment is 350,00 (Three hundred and fifty united states dollars only).

If this is acceptable by you kindly get to me on more details on how you will send the money, Once this is done, all the problem/difficulty experienced during your fund transfer shall taken care of at once.

Regards,
Yours truly,
Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

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