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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: "ADMIN CBN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wwwmills@post.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 06:15:03 -1200
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORISE ANY PAYMENT ????

FROM REMITANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
DR SMITH EDWARD
 
MOTTO: VERIFICATION FOR GOOD.
 
ATTENTION  BENEFICIARY,       
 
.
RE - URGENT NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.$10.5M
 
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT A MAN CALLED MR.ROBERT JOHNSON FROM UNITED
STATE OF AMERICA FORWARDED APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS TO OUR OFFICE TODAY,
CLAIMING TO BE FROM YOUR INSTRUCTION, STATING THAT YOU ARE INCOMER AT
GENERAL HOSPITAL WASHINGTON DUE  TO YOUR HART PROBLEM.
 
HE STATED IN HIS APPLICATION THAT BEFORE YOUR SITUATION CAME TO THE
WORST STAGE LAST WEEK FRIDAY, YOUR WILL WAS MADE BY YOU ON HIS FAVOR
TO ACQUIRED ALL YOUR INHERITANCE SUCH AS YOUR ON PAID FUNDS WITH OTHER
PROPERTIES YOU HAVE.
 
PLEASE RECONFIRM ABOVE AND ANWSER BELLOW QUESTION FOR THE SAFTY OF OUR
SERVICE REGARDING TO THE REQUEST OF MR.ROBERT JOHNSON:
 
DID YOU SIGN ANY WILL IN FAVOR OF MR. ROBERT JOHNSON, BY MAKING HIM
THE CURRENT BENEFICIARY OF YOUR FUNDS AND TO OWN OTHER PROPERTIES OF
YOURS? BELLOW IS HIS RESIDENT DETAILS OF MR.ROBERT JOHNSON (CONTACT
DETAILS: 7121 EDGE TON ST; DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48212-1905, USA.).
 
WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT RELEASE DETAILS TO MR. ROBERT
JOHNSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION IN THIS REGARDS.
 
BEST REGARDS,
 
FROM REMITANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
DR SMITH EDWARD

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