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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: "CBN BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.officecbn53@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:01:14 -0800
Subject: Please confirm your bank account now.

Dare: Customer,
 
 
We received this bank information that you need your fund (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only) to be transfer as your company name, so we want to know if you are aware that your corlige want to receive your fund on your behalf. We need to confirm everything from you before we proceed for the transaction, meanwhile CBN board of directors have small meeting this morning regarding this banking information which we receive from your corlige. Why we contacted you that we need to be sure that you know about this that Prince Khaled Aziz come claim your fund with your company name on your behalf, if you aware about this transaction try to get back to us to enable me direct him what to do and receive your fund.
 
 
Please we don't want you to delay to answer us once you receive this mail, because we don't want make any mistake to transfer your fund to wrong person that's why we need to confirm everything from you now. So try to make sure that you confirm everything to us today before we direct him what to do.
 
BANK NAME: SABB BANK
ADDRESS: 109 JEDDAH 21411 SAUDI ARABIA
IBAN: SA 4045000000066006693001
ACCOUNT NO. 066006693001
BANK LOCATION: JEDDAH CITY , SAUDI ARABIA
SWIFT CODE:  SABBSARI
ACCOUNT NAME: PRINCE KHALED BIN SAUD BIN NASSER BIN ABDUL AZIZ
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Frank Chukwu
Director Foreign Remittance {CBN}

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