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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 (CBN)" <sweetmary3157@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgodwinemefiele310@aol.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:21:39 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUND APPROVED PAYMENT OF $25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS THROUGH (ATM CARD)

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
TINUBU SQUARE CUSTOM STREET,
MARINA RD, LAGOS ISLAND, LAGOS.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,
SWIFT CODE: CBNINGLA,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/11.

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) URGENT RESPONSE REGARDING YOUR FUND APPROVED PAYMENT OF
$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH (ATM CARD)

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

My Name is Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) This is to alert you that your name and email address is on the
Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, Inheritance
next of kin, Compensation fund and lotto beneficiaries that originated
from Africa ( Nigerian Government ) Europe, Asia Plus Middle East,
Americans ) Among the list of individuals you are a beneficiary to
receive an inheritance fund payment worth the sum of $25,000,000,00
(Twenty Five Million United state Dollars ) which has been approved by
the Federal Government and deposited into our Bank for your immediate
payment. I hereby officially notifying you about the present
arrangement to pay you as i have been appointed to take in-charge of
your fund payment here in this Bank, This arrangement was constituted
by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the
general board meeting we have decided to convert your total fund into
an ATM MASTER CARD which we will send to you in your country for you
to receive the ATM CARD and start making use of it in making withdraw
of your fund in any ATM machine in your country and all over the
world to make it easy for your fund payment.

We already made every arrangement regarding your fund payment through
ATM CARD since last week due to the instruction given to us for your
immediate payment therefore be informed that your ATM CARD worth the
sum of $25,000,000,00 (Twenty Five Million United state Dollars) has
been approved and ready for the delivery to your home address, Your
ATM CARD Pin number is 2126 You can also be able to make use of the
ATM CARD in making transfer of your fund by your self into your own
bank account once it arrives to your home, You are advise to quickly
respond back to this Bank today and provide or reconfirm to us your
personal information and your current location home address where you
will like or desire to receive your ATM CARD for an accurate delivery
to avoid mistake during this delivery, The information required from
you for the delivery of your ATM CARD is such as below.

Your Name In Full:....................................
Country/Location Home Address:...........................
Private Telephone Numbers:..........................
Occupation:...................
A Copy Of Your Identity Card:................
Age/Sex:....................

Kindly provide the following information and quickly respond back to
my department email address which is (mrgodwinemefiele310@aol.com) as
i look forward to hear from you today with the request information for
the delivery of your ATM CARD to your home address. Thank you for your
kind understanding.

BEST REGARDS,
MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE,
GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
PHONE NUMBER: +234-9027989919
PlEASE REPlY IN MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (mrgodwinemefiele310@aol.com)

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