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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: "Mr .Mike Okeke" <office_office00001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:11:15 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY




Attention:

My name is Mr .Mike Okeke (OFR). I am the Director Foreign
remittance department of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I am
also in charge of verification and certification of foreign
contract claims. During the course of my final general
routine checks of Federal Government contract claims, I
found your file which was recently brought to this
department.


I have personally and carefully scrutinized your payment
file and I observed that you do not have a genuine claim. I
mean you did not execute any contract with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation or with any Government
Ministry in Nigeria here. During my careful verification's,
I also found out that you were dealing with some junior
staff of this bank and with some unauthorized persons who
has no power or authority. They have attempted to carry out
the transfer without my consent when I was on my annual
leave but they couldn't because they do not have such
authority concerning payments of foreign
claimants/contractors or the requirements and the needed
statutory documents.


In view of my present findings, I have personally
temporarily suspended and kept your file in my
secret/confidential drawer. Though, I have not reported my
findings to either the Executive Governor of this bank or
the Presidency. I decided to privately contact you first to
discuss with you.


I repeat, the truth is that actually, you did not execute
this contract you are making claim for, and you know exactly
what am talking about. So your claim is not genuine. But I
am ready to make a deal with you if only you are ready to
keep everything about this matter very secret and very
confidential and accept my conditions too.


If you are serious, matured and ready, I am very ready to
transfer the $24.9M to your account. If you agree with my
condition, I will then furnish you with the vital
information and direct you on what to do with the
information and send them back to this bank to make this
claim legal, genuine and authentic to enable the smooth
transfer of the said funds to your bank account without any
stoppage and I will also send to you via DHL or UPS all the
required legal documents to back-up and certify the
legitimacy of the payment when the funds enters your
account.


I am ready and willing to transfer the $24.9M to your
account for our mutual benefit if you agree with my below
listed condition;


(1) You MUST henceforth keep this our arrangements very
confidential. No third party. You must not disclose these
arrangements to any other person.


(2) You must not contact or communicate with any other
person either in Nigeria here or anywhere regarding this
transaction unless I direct you to do so till this fund is
transferred and confirmed into your account.


(3) You and I will share the transferable amount ($24.9M)
50%/50% after the funds is transferred to your account. This
is not negotiable!


(4) We will also share the expenses for the normalization of
the required documentation to make the claim of the funds
genuine for the smooth and legal transfer of the funds to
your account.


(5) You must not ever call me on my official telephone line
or send me mail through our official general e-mail account.
This is for security reasons and for smooth transfer of this
fund to your account without further delay. If we both
agree, I shall send you my personal phone number where you
will be calling me whenever necessary and specific time and
communication code.


(6)You MUST send me copy of your international passport.


If you are ready for this deal, let me know so I furnish you
with the required information, like the CONTRACT NUMBER,
CONTRACT SITE, YEAR CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED, NAME OF THE
CONTRACTOR (EXECUTOR) etc.


Note: This is not a child's play. If you are not capable to
handle this business with me, please politely let me know so
I make my report and send your file to the Presidency for
outright cancellation.


Waiting for your response.


Mr .Mike Okeke

Director. Foreign Remittance Dept.

Central Bank of Nigeria.

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