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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: Central Bank Nig Plc <service.cbn.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 01:47:51 -0700
Subject: ATTN: Fund Beneficiary


*[image: The National Flag of Nigeria]*

*CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT GARKI, ABUJA*
*FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT*









ATTENTION:
Dear Sir/Madam,

In cognizance with the credit cover of CBN duly adopted by Presidency and
the Senate Committee on Foreign Payment as requested for a fund movement
cover in your favour. I am compelled to advise you to contact our office
the Central Bank of Nigeria on the telephone number or e-mail very
urgently. In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for
the following reasons:

1. My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit to re-route your
payment into a new bank account number as stated Prudential Bank and Trust
Co (Zamora Branch) Account #: 5068-1117-8.

2. Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed anyone to
appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf.

3. Please, confirm if you have authorized us through your agents to issue
cash call payment remittance to them on your behalf.

4. Please, also confirm if you have authorized your attorney to change your
banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:
Prudential Bank & Trust Co (Zamora Branch)
Zamora Street, Pandacan, Manilla, Philippines
Bank FSD Account # 5068-1117-8
Of Nabil Bahij Jahas with Bank Tele: 632-564-2095,

We have decided to contact you because we suspected that somebody is trying
to divert your funds through the sworn affidavit of means, into a new
different bank account. Already, their associates have requested us to
place a cash call order in their favour on your behalf, but we discovered
that your signature was forged.

Therefore, you are hereby advised to contact the Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria on his below telephone number or this email, regarding the
above stated anomalies. Please acknowledge your acceptance of the above
stated information, but if not, please do not hesitate to inform us very
urgently, so that we can stop the diversion of your fund.

Best regards.

Mr. Godwin Emefiele
Governor CBN

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