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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: "GOVERNOR GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn.govgodwinemfiele09@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:55:14 -0800
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CLAIM YOUR $6.5 MILLIONS INHERITANCE FROM THE ONLINE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT THROUGH THE CBN E-BANKING PLATFORM)

Address. Central Bank of Nigeria. Plot 33,.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central
Business District, Cadastral Zone,.
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,
Nigeria.
 
 
Attention Foreign Beneficiary
 
 
The Central Bank of Nigeria are notifying you as the foreign beneficiary of the said Funds which value the sum of $6.5 Millions Usd has been deposited in an Online Offshore Account in our Bank possession by the order of the Federal Government of Nigeria whom approved to the released of foreign Funds in our Bank possession and it identified you as the rightful own to the Funds in our Bank. Beneficiary we are contacting you as the owner of the Funds in an Online Offshore Account and as the Governor of the Bank i will therefore use the medium to enlighten you on how to claim your Inheritance Funds from our Bank directly to your own nominated Account in your country without any hesitation nor interception from any authorities. The Funds had already been deposited in an Online Offshore Account which beneficiary will be granted the online access of the Online offshore Account such as the Username and Password to login through the CBN E-BANKING SYSTEM to confirm your Funds amount with vital direction on how to comm
 
 
This is to stated that the Transaction has been mandated that only the Beneficiary should have the Online Access in proceeding with the wire transfer of it Funds for security measure. Due to our previous experience we will not educate you with further information about these Funds if we are not satisfied with the Beneficiary who definitely needs to re confirm he/her data for our Bank to be satisfied of whom we are communicating with as the rightful Funds owner.
 
Kindly re confirms your full detail below.
 
Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:
Age:
International Passport:
Work ID card:
Next Kin’s:
 
 
All legal documentation of your Inheritance Funds had been procured by the Bank Attorney Barrister OJO William have work tirelessly to secured all back documents so that you will not experience any trouble in actualizing the Funds amount once you grant the Access to login into your Online Offshore Account, understand that immediately we acknowledge your positively respond to our Banking email we shall be sending our Bank official website for your assurance as been contacted by the reliable source of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE CBN
MR GODWIN EMEFIELE
EMAIL SIGNED
 

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