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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Godwin Emefiele <emefoddy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centbbknng@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:04:04 -0800
Subject: INFORMATION
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DEAR SIR/MA
MY NAME IS GODWIN EMEFIELE, GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)I AM
WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE POOR HONEST MAN THAN A
RICH DISHONEST ONE. I AND THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE BANK HAVE MADE
ARRANGEMENT TO GET YOUR $26.1M WIRED TO YOU.
THE REASON WHILE WE DO THIS IT IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA DATA BASE, YOU HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY WITHOUT SUCCESS. AS I
ALSO FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
OF THE BANK. IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT, YOUR PROBLEM IS
THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS APART FROM THE PENDING CLEARANCE AND THE
NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE FUND WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND ALSO THEY ARE DOING
MERE PAPER WORKS WITH YOU. SOME OTHERS HAVE THE INTENTION OF
EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL
LAST FOR YEARS AND THE MONEY NOT TRANSFERRED TO YOU IF YOU DO NOT DO
AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS.
FOR RECORD PURPOSES AND NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE FUND WITH THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE , KINDLY FORWARD THE BELOW INFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
3. YOUR CONTACT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
4. YOUR AGE:
5. YOUR SEX:
6. YOUR OCCUPATIONS:
7. YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY:
I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE
REGARDS
GODWIN EMEFIELE
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
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