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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: Johnson Golden <bwireanton256@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsongoldeng@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:57:25 -0700
Subject: Attention my Dear Friend,

THIS IS, REV JOHNSON GOLDEN, DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT, UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] THE ONLY BANK APPOINTED BY THE OAU MEMBERS LED
BY PRESIDENT JOHN KUFFOR. DUE TO ON GOING FRAUD IN WEST AFRICA
COUNTRIES WHERE SOME INNOCENT BENEFICIARIES WERE ASKED TO PAY IN
ADVANCE BEFORE RECEIVING THEIR MONEY. THE ABOVE AFRICA UNION AND IMF
HELD A MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVED TO PAY ALL BENEFICIARIES
IN CASH THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.

THE UNION HAS APPROVED AND APPOINTED UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA TO PAY YOU
THE SUM OF ($ 2,500,000.00) BUT DUE TO ON GOING FRAUD IN WEST AFRICA,
WE HAVE TAKEN (US$ 10,000) FROM YOUR FUND FOR HANDLING CHARGES.
THEREFORE THE AMOUNT YOU WILL BE EXPECTING FROM THE DIPLOMAT IS ($
2,490,000.00) INSTEAD OF ($ 2.5M). WE HAVE SET UP A PLAN TO CONCLUDE
THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, HENCE YOU CAN GIVE US MAXIMUM
COOPERATION.WE WANT YOU TO STOP FURTHER

COMMUNICATION WITH PERSONS, BANK OR COURIER THAT PROMISED TO PAY YOU
THROUGH BANK TO BANK, WESTERN UNION, MONEY GRAM, ATM CARD, EVEN CHECK,
DO NOT LISTING TO THEM BECAUSE BENIN REPUBLIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
HAS PROHABITED SUCH PAYMENT DUE TO FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.

WE ALSO UNDERSTOOD FROM THE FILE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE
FRAUDSTER WHO HAS BEEN EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU, MY DEAR, AS A SENIOR
BANKER, CONTROLLING THIS CASH PAYMENT NOW, I ADVISE YOU NOT TO WASTE
YOUR HARD EARNING MONEY BY PAYING ANY BODY IN ADVANCE AGAIN, AND IF
YOU JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTION YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MONEY IN THREE
DAYS TIME.

YOUR FUND WILL BE PACKAGED IN A CONSIGNMENT BOX AND SHIPPED THROUGH
LICENSED DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE. I WILL ALSO SEND THE PICTURE OF
THE BOX BY ATTACHMENT TO YOU TO SEE HOW THE MONEY IS PACKAGED, I WILL
SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THEREFORE, QUICKLY FORWARD YOUR FULL NAME, HOME ADDRESS AND DIRECT
PHONE NUMBER TO ME ( johnsongolden524@gmail.com ) FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY. ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT
YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER. BUT GOD WILL SURELY
JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT
PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE HIS SOUL? I AM WAITING
TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION


REV JOHNSON GOLDEN
Email:johnsongolden524@gmail.com

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