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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.David Chukwu " <test1@lat-philippines.com>
Reply-To: cyrilcbn@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 23:55:05 -0800
Subject: Re:Attention: Esteemed Beneficiary,


Attention: Esteemed Beneficiary, This letter is written to you in order to =
change your life from today. I am Rev.Dr.David Chukwu,the new director, int=
ernational remittance department of this Bank.My boss Mr Jacob M Ajekigbe, =
the MD/ CEO of this Bank is now on compulsory leave and all power has been =
vested on me to make all international payment.Furthermore due to allegatio=
ns of corrupt practices against other Nigeria Banks, the Federal Government=
of Nigeria has appointed this Bank to effect all foreign overdue payment. =
Be informed that the Federal Government have Approved the release of $10.5M=
which has been in this Bank for many years UNCLAIMED. My boss in collabora=
tion with the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have refuse to tell=
you the truth on how to claim your fund.This is because they have been usi=
ng the interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich themselves =
without your knowledge. I want to help you PULL OUT this fund to your Bank =
account today using the easiest and quickest method which has not been know=
n to you before. By this method a Domiciliary Account will be opened for yo=
u in our Bank. A domiciliary account is a secure account which we will open=
for you in our Bank and Credit your payment of $10.5M for further credit i=
nto your account.The essence of this Domiciliary account is to secure and p=
rotect your payment from being diverted by fraudulent people or making paym=
ent to a foreign account which do not belong to you.The greatest advantage =
is that you can instruct us to credit your nominated account bit by bit wit=
h small amount thereby saving yourself from the trouble of Financial Author=
ity in your country who monitor large transfer due to current trend of terr=
orism. Another beauty of the domiciliary account is that you can retain the=
balance left in your account in our Bank and can also instruct us to pay o=
ut money to any Bank of your choice in the world, or issue you an ATM Card =
which you can use in any part of the world when on a business trip. I hope =
you now understand the advantages of a Domiciliary account and why you need=
this account to receive your payment of $10.5M now in our Bank. You are ad=
vice to forward as a matter of urgency your full banking coordinates, direc=
t telephone and Fax number and your contact address as we have started the =
process of the account for you. All that is require of you is to Activate t=
he newly opened Domiciliary Account with a minimum of USD$185.00 in line wi=
th Provisions of Section 2 Sub Section (iia) of Banks and Financial Act of =
2001 which state that all Non Resident Account otherwise known as Domicilia=
ry must be activated to make the account operational, while Sub Section (ii=
b) do NOT permit any Bank official from making deduction from the payment t=
o be deposited in the domiciliary account, which is $10.5M in your own case=
. The $185 USD for the activation of the account should be forwarded to our=
Accounting Officer: First Name: VICTOR Surname: OKONJI, Address: Lagos Nig=
eria. Text question, Colour Text answer: Green. You are advised to send the=
receipt of the Western Union or money Gram to ascertained that the fee is =
paid by you and that you actually authorized the opening of the domiciliary=
Account and the transfer of the said fund. Call me on +2347063220825 so th=
at I will issue you a payment release code which must be given to you perso=
nally on telephone strictly for security reason. This code is very importan=
t and it is what you will use to confirm your payment. Yours faithfully Dr.=
David Chukwu Direct Tel:+2347063220825
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