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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- cbnbk0009@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Frank Obi" <obi.fr@email.com>
Reply-To: frankobi@onet.pl
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:21:24 +0100
Subject: Information
DEAR BENEFICIARY
THIS IS CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, THE ONLY BANK THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY UNITED NATIONS AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ECO-WAS TO BEEN PAYING FOREIGN CLIENTS TO AVOID EXCESS DEMAND FROM MOST OF OUR COMMERCIAL BANK AND OFFICES IN ORDER TO STOP SCAM , ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS BOTH CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY HAVE BEEN CALLED BACK TO OUR BANK FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.WE ARE GIVING ONLY 7 BANK WORKINGS DAYS TO CLEAR ALL OVER DUE PAYMENTS WHICH YOUR ONE OF THEM, THE APPROVED AMOUNT FOR NOW IS PART PAYMENT $5.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.
We the C.B.N management hereby notifying you that your FUNDS would not be transfer to you by the method of Bank To Bank as we earlier proposed.Due to some difficulties and factors that we are trying avoid, your fund is bonded and converted in to ATM/ (Master Express Credit Card, will deliver to you by a courier service named BANKERS /parcel delivery service. We advise you to send the required information's
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)YOUR PASSPORT /DRIVERS LICENSE,
6]YOUR COUNTRY AND STATE
So that we can prepare the ATM/(Master Express Credit Card) with your identity and send the loaded ATM/(Master Express Credit Card) to you in your home for you made withdrawal of the funds from the ATM.(Master Express Credit Card) at your convenient personal bank branch. Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM/ Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation for successfully transaction.
Get back to us immeiately on cbnbk0009@gmail.com
THANKS FOR YOUR CO OPERATIONS
MR FRANK OBI
HEAD OF REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK PLC
TELL 2349064349807 24 HOURS ON
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