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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: "Mrs. Mayer" <ali.hepishy@ordochao.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 04:38:23 -0500
Subject: All I KNOW ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT


DEAR BENEFICIARY,

MY NAME IS MRS. MAYER ADIKA; I HAVE BEEN WATCHING ON YOUR APPROVED
PAYMENT FOR SOME TIME NOW SINCE I STARTED WORKING HERE IN THE BANK AS
A CLERK UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS, I HAVE
WORKED AS THE ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND WAS DEMOTED WHEN
THEY FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SHADY DEALS,
THEY WROTE PETITION AGAINST ME AND I WAS MOVED TO THE FINANCE MINISTRY
AND NOW I AM BACK TO CONTINUE MY GOOD WORK WHICH I BELIEVE THAT ONLY
GOD IS THE ONE TO PAY ME BACK AND NOT YOU THOUGH IN A LOWER DEPARTMENT
AND POSITION.

I HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR FILE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE
COMPLETED ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU TO HAVE YOUR PAYMENT RELEASED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BUT THE GREED WHICH EXIST IN THE LIVES OF THE
DIRECTORS OF THE FOREIGN PAYMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND OTHER
APPROVED PAYING BANKS HERE WILL NOT LET THEM DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED
TO DO ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT, IT HAS LONG BEEN DUE AND APPROVED FOR
PAYMENT BUT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED WHICH IS $10.5MILLION, THE
DIRECTORS OF FOREIGN PAYMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE AND THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO, AND OTHER
BANK DIRECTORS WILL NEVER LET YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET YOUR FUNDS
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF THEIR PERSONAL WANTS FOR MONEY.

THIS IS WHAT MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI AND THE EFCC  DIRECTOR
INTRODUCED TO ALL OF THEM, TELLING THEM NEVER TO APPROVE YOUR PAYMENT
SO THAT THEY CAN USE IT TO TRADE ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET AND MAKE
10% OF THE AMOUNT. CHECK OUT HOW MUCH THEY MUST HAVE MADE WITH YOUR
MONEY SINCE IT WAS FIRST APPROVED FOR TRANSFER. THIS IS ONE SECRET
MOST OF OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES ARE NOT AWARE OF AND THEY NEED
SOMEONE TO STAND FOR THEM TO CLEAR THIS AND MAKE THEM GET THEIR
PAYMENTS WITHIN 48 HOURS. TO BE FRANK WITH YOU, IF I HAD CONTACTED YOU
LAST WEEK, YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH
KTT WIRE TRANSFER BECAUSE I KNOW THEIR SECRET WHICH THEY BELIEVE NO
ONE ELSE IS AWARE OF.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO WORK WITH NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA) AND
THEY WILL GET THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOU, FILE IN THE DOCUMENT DIRECTLY TO
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE TRANSFER BY
THE PRESIDENT AND ONCE THAT IS DONE, THE DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO
PAYEE BANK AUTOMATICALLY THEY WILL CONTACT YOU FOR REMITTANCE, AND THE
GOOD THING IS THAT ONCE YOU HAVE OBTAINED THIS DOCUMENT THAT BANK WILL
TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 48 HOURS.

THE DOCUMENT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS CALLED IRREVOCABLE PRESIDENTIAL
PERMIT (IPP) . ONCE YOU HAVE GOTTEN THIS DOCUMENT, THEY WILL NEVER
HAVE ANY REASON TO DELAY YOUR PAYMENT FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS. THIS
DOCUMENT IS USUALLY ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA LAWYERS
POPULARLY CALLED THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), COURT OF JUSTICE,
AND THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF.

NOW TELL ME, IF THE NBA BACKS YOU AS THEIR CLIENT, THE COURT OF
JUSTICE APPROVES YOU AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS
PAY THE BENEFICIARY, WHO ARE BANK DIRECTORS TO SAY NO AND DELAY YOUR
PAYMENT FOR ONE EXTRA DAY? THEY WILL NEVER LET YOU HAVE THE IDEA OF
THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP, THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET THIS PAYMENT
NOW IS TO IMMEDIATELY GET THE IRREVOCABLE PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT (IPP)
AND ONCE YOU HAVE THIS DOCUMENT, YOU WILL FILE IT IN DIRECTLY TO THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR AN IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORDER.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS DOING FOR SOME CLIENTS AND THE DIRECTORS FOUND OUT
AND KICKED AGAINST ME. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN YOUR MONEY, I HAVE NO
INTEREST IN WHAT THEY DO TOO BUT MY ANGER IS THAT THEY USE AND DUMP US
NOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHARE MONEY WITH THEM BUT BECAUSE THEY THINK WE
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEIR DEALS.

PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT NO ONE WILL KNOW ABOUT THIS AND IT WILL BE
SECRET UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE DOCUMENT AND TAKEN THE BANK BY
SURPRISE. KINDLY REPLY BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID; (
MRSADIKAMAYER048@GMAIL.COM ) SO I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT
INFORMATION OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), SO THAT YOU CAN
CONTACT THEM AND REQUEST FOR THE IRREVOCABLE PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT
DOCUMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND TO YOU. I WAIT TO
HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

YOURS SINCERELY
MRS. MAYER ADIKA.
PRIVATE E-MAIL: MRSADIKAMAYER048@GMAIL.COM

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