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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 OF NIGERIA <gaciagilbert6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drnelsonsmith0@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:49:27 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attn: Sir/Madam

We are sorry for contacting you now, this is from the CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA the federal government have approve your over due payment
fund, please do you know what is holding your fund not to get to you,
i am sure that you don't know please get back to me so that i will
direct you what to do and to enable you receive your payment fund.

You can as well call me on my direct telephone mobile number
+2348166473052 so call me for more details and directives, i wait your
calls immediately you receive this mail.

Regards

Dr Nelson Smith

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