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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: "Dr. Martins Chikwudi." <md6300109@gmail.com>
Reply-To: accountdirectorcbn@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 17:01:29 +0100
Subject: ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

From The Desk Of The Executive Director,
Chairman Litigation Board House of Senate.
Att to Central Bank of Nigeria.(CBN)

ADVISE: YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attention:

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two
gentlemen, one of them is an American national and he is MR DAVID
DEANE by name while the other person is MR.JACK MORGAN by name a
CANADIAN national.

This gentlemen claimed to be your representative, and this power of
attorney stated that you are dead, they brought an account to replace
your information in other to claim your fund of $12.5 Million Usd which is
now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account they have
submitted:
BANK.-HSBC CANADA
Vancouver, CANADA
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66

Following the recent change in our constitution,the Federal Government
has ordered for immediate release of your payment that was recalled
back to the central bank as unclaimed payment.

This decision was taken based on the prevailing global economic crisis
as your funds in our custody have been long overdue for claim. We
understand it has not been easy for you to meet up with the
requirement due to the fact that you have in the past spent so much
money towards the claim of your fund.

A review of your file confirms that the amount due to you is twenty
eight million United State Dollars ($28,000,000.00) was re-approved by
the senate committee on foreign payment and screened OK.

All original documents will be upgraded and sent to you by courier for
your endorsement. You are by this letter to re-confirm to this office
your bank account details, your direct telephone number, scanned copy
of international passport or driver’s license and residential address
for the immediate receipt of these documents.

We are very sorry about your ugly past with those crooks here who took
your information's out to those criminal who claim to be what they are
not.+234-812-678-2887 (accountdirectorcbn@yahoo.ca)

I wait to hear from you and thank you for your cooperation.

Dr. Martins Chikwudi.

Chairman Litigation Board House of Senate.
Att to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Telephone: 234- 812-678-2887,

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