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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: Ebenezer Onyeagwu." (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:01:22 +0100
Subject: From Mr: Ebenezer Onyeagwu.

Attn: Sir/Madam ,

I crave your indulgence to contact you in this medium, my name is Mr.
Felix Nwogu, I work with Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc. I am directed to
contact you over an approved fund worth US$11,700,000 Dollars in your
name which was about to be claimed by Mr. Terry Frazer, of 6349 South
Pinnow Grove Road Beloit WI 53511 USA. He claimed that you are dead
and that you signed a deed of assignment on his name which we are
waiting for him to submit for our verification before we can process
the payment on his behalf because we are in the fight against
corruption.

After his claim applications were duly received the Zenith Bank
management held an emergency board meeting where the Governor of
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN was invited and solutions were proffered
concerning this claim. We came to a conclusion that the Bank through
my office will communicate with you to be sure if his claim is true or
false. You are to reply to this letter as soon as possible if you are
alive to prove that you did not authorize Mr. Terry Frazer as your
next of kin and if indeed you signed any deed of assignment with him?

Please, note that Zenith Bank Plc is thus responsible for the final
transfer to the fund, therefore we expect your maximum corporation on
this. The consequences of not heeding to this warning would be yours
as this bank will act according to verifiable information available to
us, considering the circumstances at hand. You are advised not to
accept any email, fax or telephone calls that do not come from this
office because we are systematically fighting against corruption.
Therefore, you are advised to provide the following details,

Full names:--------------------------------
Address:-------------------------------------
Direct phone number/Cell:----------------------
Copy of your ID card:-----------------------------

Your immediate/urgent response to this will be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
Mr: Ebenezer Onyeagwu.
EMAIL:zenithbnk1972@gmail.com

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