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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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Fraud email example:

From: BNP PARIBAS BANK <paribasbank20065@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:36:44 +0100
Subject: Ordering Beneficiary


Our reference 20/7725/HSBC
***BNP 00006938**
** Ordering Customer’:
CENTRAL BANK - NG**
004 SWIFT TRN 92BK
BANK PRIOTY (300 CRF)


Ordering Beneficiary

ATTN: Sir

FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K FURTHER CREDIT ACCEPTED.

We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer Service
in the Central Bank of Nigeria for the further credit to your bank account
from the deck of the Governor Cbn- .With all due respect, our bank has
obliged to credit your account with instruction.Quoting reference to BNP
transfer regulation and in line with British Financial and Allied
Conduct,your account will be effected as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost
of Transfer or you may advise us to deduct the total value and transfer the
balance to your account.

Should you be willing to accept deduction, our bank is therefore urging you
to contact the authorized CBN Paying Officer with your contact details
including your number and your occupation REV. KENNETH BROWN of the
International Remittance Dept. on E-mail: ( revkennethbrownimfgroup44@
yahoo.com) Please ask him to issue you the Original Hard Copy of the
Authority to Deduct Bill of Exchange to enable us deduct the 1% cost of
transfer. Be advised also that we only acknowledge the receipt of the
ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE FORM, which must be duly filed
and signed by the beneficiary before we can effect deduction.

Please be warned, as our bank does not trust any Nigerian Official except
REV. KENNETH BROWN whom we can give attention to in any of this instruction.

Prior to our banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your account
upon your instruction.

Congratulations!

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Wilik Jones

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