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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: evans brown <evansbrown238@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 22:34:47 -0700
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE TRANSFER

PRESIDENTIAL PAYMENT MONITORING UNITCBN/ECOWAS REGION

ATTENTION SIR,

YOUR CONCERN DUE PAYMENT,

WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUND, APPROVED FOR
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
THE BANK APPOINTED FOR YOUR TRANSFER, BEFORE THE STOP BY THE PAYMENT
MONITORING UNIT IN VIEW OF DIVERTS OF FOUND BY YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE.
IN REGARD TO THIS ACT YOUR FILE WAS HIGHLY MONITORED BY THIS UNITE.
NOW THE PRESIDENTIAL PAYMENT MONITORING UNIT {PPMU} ACCORDING TO OUR
INSTRUCTION FROM SUPREME AUTHORITY CONCERNING TO OVER DUE CONTRACT
PAYMENT / INHERITANCE, YOU ARE AMONG THE CONTRACTORS WHOSE BILL IS
READY FOR OUR OFF-SHORE PAYMENT, TO AVOID DIVERT OF FOUND.
YOUR FILE HAS A SPECIAL OFFER,OF 72 HOURS BANKING COMMENT ACTION,THAT'S
IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPON REPLY TO OUR INSTRUCTED ORDER.

SIR, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR LOCAL PARTNER'S HAS NO POWER TO
ASSIST YOU ANY LONGER, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO SEND A COPY OF
DOCUMENT PROVE OF YOUR DUE PAYMENT.
THROUGH ATTACHED PDF FILE/YOUR ID AND SEND A COPY MAIL TO OUR OFF-
SHORE,[overseacreditunit@yahoo.com] IN RECEIVED TO YOUR MAIL,
CBN PROCEDURE OF YOUR FUND RELEASE COMMENCES.
FIVE METHOD OF PAYMENT OFFER BY MR PRESIDENT CONCERNING TO OVER-DUE
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE.
{1} CASH PAYMENT FROM OVERSEA CREDIT COMMISSION.
{2} CHECK PAYMENT.
{3}BANK DRAFT
{4}TELEGRAPHIC {KTT} {5}CREDIT CARD/MASTER CARD PAYMENT
THIS ARE YOUR PAYMENT OPTIONS,YOU ARE TO CHOOSE.
CONTACT CBN PPMU /ECOWAS REGION UNIT IN COMBINATION TO EFFECT OVER DUE
PAYMENT.

DR.AKINTOLA AMED,

Dir. INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE CBN/ ECOWAS UNIT

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