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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: "FirstAlert@firstbanknigeria.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <FirstAlert@firstbanknigeria.com.ng>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:02:37 +0100
Subject: FIRST BANK INTERNET BANKING ACCOUNT UPGRADE


Dear Customer,



We wish to inform you that the upgrade of your internet banking account is not completed yet,

to complete the 100% upgrade of your internet banking security,You are required to complete the upgrade by downloading the easy upgrade

form attached,fill the information required in the form accordingly and submit so that your account security upgrade will be completed.

kindly download the upgrade form attached to this mail to complete your internet banking upgrade immediately.

NOTE: This upgrade is to enhance effective security on your internet banking,failure to upgrade your account now will put your account at risk of being hacked and also vulnerable to phishing and malware attacks.




Security Advisor

First Bank of Nigeria (c) 2012.

Thank you for choosing First Bank Of Nigeria Plc







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To sign up for your free e-statement, and for enquiries on FirstBank products and
services, please call 0700FIRSTCONTACT (0700-34778-2668228), 01-4485500,
0708-062-5000, SMS Short Code 30012 or email contact@firstbanknigeria.com



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This e-mail and the attachments transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the use of the addressee. If you have received this e-mail in error,
kindly notify the sender. If you are not the addressee, you should not disseminate,
distribute or copy this e-mail.

Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail or attachments are solely those of
the sender and may not necessarily represent the views and opinions of First Bank Of
Nigeria Plc. This e-mail may however contain information which is protected by
legal, professional or other privileges. The contents of this e-mail and its
attachments have been scanned for all viruses and all reasonable precautions have
been taken to ensure that no viruses are present. You should however carry out your
own virus checks before opening this e-mail or its attachments as First Bank Of
Nigeria Plc cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use
of this e-mail or its attachments.
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