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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: International Remittance Depart. <aleks@ivc.tagmet.ru>
Reply-To: <cbn.payunit@firemail.de>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:46:11 +0200
Subject: Re:Attention: Beneficiary,

The Central Bank of Nigeria
International Remittance Depart.
Headquarters: Plot 33,
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone,
Abuja, Nigeria.

ATTENTION FOR THE ORDER FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Provision of Affidavit of Claim Certificate for Legal Cover/
Protection of US$12.5 Million Dollars.

Please let me start by apologizing to your humble and noble
person, this is because your payment file worth the total sum of
us$12.5 Million us dollars was brought to my desk for
cancellation which I have to take my time to look into your
payment file to know why you're overdue payment should be
cancelled and I found out that it was because of your inability
to secure your Release Approval Order Certificate (RAOC) that is
why they decided to cancel your payment of us$12.5 Million USD.

However, due to humanitarian ground and sympathy and because I do
not want your payment to cancel, so I immediately called up the
president and explain your matter to him as regards to your
payment and he personally called up a meeting which was resolved
that all payment charges and any payment fee should be reduced to
it’s barest menial in order to help you afford the fee.

To this end, it will interest you to know that every and any
fee/charges required has been reduced to only the sum of $150. us
dollars this step is in order to enable you to afford this only
fee so that your Release Approval Order Certificate (RAOC) will
procure in your name to enhance the immediate transfer of your
$12.5 Million USD dollars into your bank account or ATM Master
Card will be delivered to your home address Depending on the
choice which you wants to receive your money.

Please I want you to know that you have from now till the end of
this Month to effect the required payment so we can clear,
release and effect the transfer of your fund worth us$12.5
Million dollars into your account, So I will advise you to copy
below information and address to effect the payment of $150. us
dollars through any Ria, Western Union Money Transfer or money
gram transfer and send back the payment Receipt to this office
immediately the payment is effected.

Send the $150. us dollars.

We want you to know that we are indeed very sorry for any
inconveniences and delay this must have caused you in having your
fund paid out to you long before now. You will never ever regret
paying the fee this is a promise to you after all your pains in
the past as we are here to serve you as our word is our bond to
you. Also, reconfirm your personal information and any ID Card
for verification. as stated below:

1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone No.
7. Present Country.
8. Fax [optional].
9. Email address.
10. Sex


Confirm the receipt of this e-mail by you immediately and be rest
assured that you will be smiling to your bank once you comply
with the above directives now. Your urgent response to this e-
mail now will go a long way in helping us ensure your payment is
released to you within 48 hours of you acting as instructed
Looking forward to reading your email with the payment details of
the required of $150. Email; info.cbnpaymentcentre@protonmail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr Godwin Emefiele (CON)
Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)

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