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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: "ALH IBRAHIM DANKWOBE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alhibrahim_dankwobe01@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:02:26 +0800
Subject: RE: VERIFICATION / PAYMENT UPDATE

FROM THE DESK OF;

ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWOBE
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FUND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GARKI - ABUJA
SUBJECT: RE:VERIFICATION / PAYMENT UPDATE

RE: VERIFICATION / PAYMENT UPDATE

ATTENTION:HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,

WE WISH TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT DUE TO SOME IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED IN THE PAYMENT FILES OF MOST OF OUR FOREIGN CLIENTS THAT ARE OVER DUE FOR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY PAYMENT THROUGH OUR APEX BANK AND CONSTANT DEMAND FROM THE BENEFICIARIES FOR UPFRONT PAYMENT BY OUR APEX BANK, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND GAZETTED VIA TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER INTO YOUR RE:CONFIRMED BANK ACCOUNT.

IT WILL BE IMPORTANT, YOU NOTE THAT YOUR FUND IS ONLY WITH OUR APEX BANK[CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA] AND IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR RE:CONFIRMED BANK ACCOUNT AT IT RECEIPT. ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORDS IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT IS $10.5 MILLION DOLLARS(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DOLLARS).TO THIS EFFECT, YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO STOP FURTHER CONTACT EITHER BY MAIL/PHONE WITH ANY OFFICE/OFFICES AND PERSON/PERSONS OUTSIDE THIS OFFICE BECAUSE THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF THIS OFFICE[THE EFCC,CIA AND FBI] ARE IN CONSTANT MONITORING OF ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING CALLS/MAILS REGARDING TO THIS SUBJECT MATTER.

TO THIS NOTIFICATION,YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THE UNDER SIGNED AS SOON AS YOU ARE IN RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE FOR FURTHER PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS IN OTHER TO EFFECT THE WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.

FINALLY,DO RE:CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION'S TO THIS OFFICE IF IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR FILE TO AVOID DIVERSION OF FUND TO WRONG ACCOUNT AND FOR SECURITY REASONS TOO:

1] YOUR FULL NAME
2] PHONE NUMBER[PLEASE IT SHOULD BE A WORKING LINE OK!]
3] YOUR BANKING DETAILS WHERE YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE FUND
4] PROFESSION AND COUNTRY
5] AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
6] ATTACHED COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT OR ANY VALID WORKING IDENTITY.

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION,

ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWOBE
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
EMAIL:alhibrahim_dankwobe01@yahoo.cn

Direct Telephone Number:+234-18906915

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