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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: "MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE" <godwinemefiele1906@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:51:20 -0700
Subject: MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE.

Attn: Fund Beneficiary.

I AM MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT FOR UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA NIG PLC [UBA].

The only Bank appointed by all AFRICAN PRESIDENT'S LED BY OUR
PRESIDENT MOHAMADU BUHARI BECAUSE OF FRAUD GOING ON IN AFRICA AND
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WERE AN INNOCENT DIRECTORS WERE ASK TO PAY
CHARGES BEFORE THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR MONEY OWN TO THEM BY AFRICAN
COUNTRIES. WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM I.M.F/UNITED NATION HEAD OF
OFFICE TODAY IN THE MORNING.

And I also received a security report that you are paying money to
some fraudster / Banks in U.S/Nigeria who are deceiving you telling
you that they are going to send your money to you. I will advise you
in spirit not to waste your money paying any body till you follow my
instruction.

MEANWHILE, OUR SECURITY REPORT SHOWN THAT THIS PEOPLE IS DEMANDING
PAYMENT FROM YOU AND YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING THEM MONEY
IN ADVANCE. DO NOT PAY TO ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAUDSTER AND IT IS
BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUD ACTIVITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT WE HELD THIS
MEETING IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH ALL THE AFRICAN PRESIDENTS TOGETHER WITH
UN SECRETARY GENERAL ( MR. António Guterres), AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL
OUR CREDITORS CASH THROUGH THIS MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE TO
PAY EVERY ONE INVOLVED IN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT MONEY GRAM
OR TELEGRAPHIC MONEY TRANSFER FROM AFRICA DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM BECAUSE
NIGERIAN'S DON'T SEND MONEY OUT BY MONEY GRAM NIRTHER BY WESTERN UNION
AND DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HONORS ANY REMITTANCE
INSTRUCTIONS HERE IN AFRICA. BUT IF THEY TOLD YOU TO RECEIVE YOU FUND
THROUGH ANY BANK IN CANADA THAT IS FOR REAL. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO
PAY THROUGH THIS MEANS AND KNOWN OF OUR BANK DRAFT IS NOT WORKING
BECAUSE OF THIS THIEVES IN AFRICA AND BENIN AND U.S.A AND ALL OVER THE
WORLD.THE FRIST PAYMENT THAT WE WILL SEND TO YOU IS,Six Million Five
hunderd American dollars (U.S.$6.500,000).

PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THIS FRAUDSTERS IN U.S.A, ASIA AND
AFRICA CALLING THEM SELF SUCH NAMES OR IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD FOR
YOUR OWN INTEREST AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SENT MONEY TO THEM JUST LET ME
KNOW SO THAT OUR SECURITY AGENT WILL RETRIEVE THE MONEY BACK TO YOU
BUT THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUND OUT FROM THE
DIPLOMATIC AGENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PHONE NUMBER YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS AND A COPY OF
YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR NATIONAL I.D CARD WHERE THE DIPLOMAT
AGENT WILL DELIVERY YOUR BOX'S TO YOU, AND ALSO SEND TO ME THIS
INFORMATION'S FOR QUICK ACTION BECAUSE TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.

I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER IN
USA,ASIA AND AFRICA THAT ASKING YOU TO SEND MONEY TO THEM AND FACELESS
USA AND AFRICANS NAME. BUT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LEAVES BY
CHEATING PEOPLE. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN WHEN YOU GAIN
THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED YOU, TO STOP ALL
MEANS OF ASSOCIATING WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR YOU WILL FACE JAIL, ANY
WAY DON'T LET ANYBODY TO KNOW THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT TILL YOU RECEIVE
YOUR FUND OUT.

I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR NEWMAN WOOD, HAS BEEN
COMMUNICATED ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT HE IS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE
DELIVERY COMPANY. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

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BEST REGARDS,
FROM: MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE.
Managing Director CEO/GMD
Foreign Operations Department Officer
United Bank for Africa Plc. (UBA)
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT.

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