419 scam: Martins Awele <icpc0101@gmail.com> Dear Beneficiary,

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Martins Awele <icpc0101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: martinsawele80@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00:20 -0800
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary,

We wish to inform you that the United Nation Office in conjunction
with the new President (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) have directed payment of a
compensation fund valued US$5Million to you and others affected scam
victims. This includes those beneficiaries whose funds were withheld
by Banks, Ministries etc. The Presidency issued a directive to this
office to transfer the funds into your bank account immediately as
Scam Victim Scheme Office. The approved compensation amount is Five
Million United State Dollars (5,000,000.00) USD to you.

You are required to send your full information today with your bank
account for the transfer so that our lawyer will go to the
Presidential office to sign all the documents on your name to enable
us to transfer the funds into your bank account within 2 days.
Congratulations.

As soon as you reply, I will update you on the payment procedure and
proceed on your payments transfer.

Yours Faithfully
Martins Awele, (Payment Director)
Scam Victims Scheme. Central Bank (CBN)

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