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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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Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olusegunagangao1omcbn1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 21:20:28 +0400
Subject: We are really sorry for all you have passed through with our past government,

 
 
FROM OFFICE OF THE
 
SPECIAL ADVISER TO
 
MINISTRY OF FINANCE &
 
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
 
MF/CBN/ERA/01/13.
 
 
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
 
 
According to the last meeting with our President, Goodluck Jonathan and Mrs.
Hillary Clinton of United State of America visit to Africa and other
representatives from European Union (EU) and United Nation officials. On this
facts President, Goodluck Jonathan has taking a bold step to Davos, Switzerland
to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting 2013;on how all the debts
issues will be solved. We have agreed to pay through our Central Bank Escrow
Reserve Account to all beneficiaries who have been deceived by our past
government, offices and group of people. We notice that you are among the people
who has waited and applied every effort to receive your benefited fund in vain.
We use this medium to inform you that we have been instructed by World Bank
Committee to solve the problem legally to enable us transfer your approved fund
to you.
 
 
According to the short listed names; your name appeared to be one of the people
to receive the first batch of the payment according to the instruction giving by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) that every beneficiary will have to obtain
CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY from the office of Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit
(NFIU) which will legalize your own approved payment. And as soon as we receive
such legal document in your name; we shall transfer your approved payment into
your account according to the instruction been giving to us by International
Monetary Fund (IMF). The actual ammount been approved is US250.000.United States
Dollars only.
 
 
But after our last meeting; we discovered that our remittance department has
received account information from one Rev. Lawrence R. Larson claiming that you
instructed him to receive your own approved fund on your behalf as your NEXT OF
KIN with reasons that you have an accident and may not be able to follow up your
transfer. We receive an e-mail together with his account information’s that his
ready to pay and obtain the CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY to secure the fund on your
behalf. His owner with the account information below; do confirm the account
details and update us immediately.
 
 
Account Name: Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, D.Th.
 
Name of Bank: MERCANTILE BANK FLORIDA
 
Address:  11250 S.W. 93rd Court Road, Suite 700,
 
Ocala, Florida 34481
 
Swift Code:  CFBKUS33
 
Routing Number:  063113772
 
Account Number:  8602516626
 
 
Kindly furnish us with these information’s below as a proof that we are dealing
with the right person and you have not send Rev. Lawrence R. Larson, to claim
your fund as your NEXT OF KIN (1).YOUR FULL NAME, (2).AGE (3).OCCUPATION (4).
DIRECT TELEPHONE (5).YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS AND COPY OF YOUR I.D.
 
 
We are really sorry for all you have passed through with our past government
such as; Prof. Charles C. Soludo, former Central Bank Governor. Mr. Jim Ovia of
Zenith Bank Plc, and Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri, former Chairman Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) all the fake UN officials and others.
 
 
Yours truly,
 
Mr. Olusegun .O. Aganga
 
SPECIAL ADVISER TO
 
MINISTRY OF FINANCE &
 
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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