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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: "Dr. Kingsley Moghalu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centban.ng@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 21:28:09 +0100
Subject: This mail is urgent and requires immediate reply.?

 
Debt Management Board Central Bank .
Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way
Business District, Garki, Abuja.  Nigeria
 
Attention Sir ,
 
This mail is urgent and requires immediate reply.
 
We have receive instructions / orders to deliver your outstanding
funds Home address,  but information here suggests that you're
not alive and as such the funds should be returned to its origin.
 
 
If you're alive, urgently reply and let us have your full data, I.D.
Card via attachment and your banking information for confirmation and immediate release your US$47.7 million as directed.
 
To our great surprise this morning when we are about to open your online
banking account, we received another email from One Ms Diane L.
Mcallister whom claims to be your representative and forwarded to us the
following account information for us to transfer the fund into her
account. She came in company with ONE OF  our bank staff.
 
The account which she forward to us as follow.
 
Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224
 
Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from
you and has your authority to receive your fund .If this lady is not
your representative, You are requested to fill and send this
information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of
$15.5million united state dollars will be paid to you through online
banking method.
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR TELEPHONE
3. FAX
4. AGE
5. SEX
6. YOUR OCCUPATION
7. YOUR ADDRESS
8. Your bank details
 
Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.....
 
Waiting to read from you asap.
 
Regards.
 
 
Yours truly,
 
Dr. Kingsley Moghalu - Central Bank of Nigeria
Deputy Gov, Int’l Remittance Dept. (CBN)
 



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