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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Chinyere Dike <mrschinyere111@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 08:06:52 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs.Chinyere Dike secretary to the director
debt foreign management, your payment files has been laying here for
many months now and nobody has ever told you the truth, the reason why
you have not received your fund with Federal Republic of Nigeria . When I
was going through your payment files, you have not even received a
cent. All the top officials both men and women keep on exploiting your
hard earned money. I don’t want to go far yet.
My question is
this, are you still interested in receiving at least part of your over
due payment? Just let me know and further details will be communicated
to you accordingly.
Mrs.Chinyere Dike
KTT Unit
Central bank of Nigeria (CBN)
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