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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "Governor Godwin Emefiele" <info@cbn.org>
Reply-To: godwinemefiele671@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:29:10 -0800
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (RE CLAIMING OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS DEPOSITED IN
AN ONLINE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT)
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 commence the wire transfer of the Funds
out of the Online Offshore Account directly to your own country
nominated Bank Account.
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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