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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: "USRA DANBABA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usradanbaba@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:04:12 -0500
Subject: RE: FINAL PAYMENT RECONCILIATION

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS
FOREIGN INHERITANCE PAYMENTS & SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, GARKI, ABUJA FCT, NIGERIA
P.M.B 0187, GARKI, ABUJA NIGERIA





ATTEN: UNPAID BENEFICIARY


RE: FINAL PAYMENT RECONCILIATION

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT FILE HAS BEEN RE-VISITED AND RECONCILED IN-LINE WITH THE NEW CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT REFORMATION GUIDELINE, AND THUS CONFIRMED YOU BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF INHERITANCE PROCEEDS WITH ACCRUED INTEREST IN THE TUNE OF $10,500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

WE HAVE DISCOVERED WITH DISMAY THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN UNNECESSARILY DELAYED SINCE 2008 BY CORRUPT OFFICIALS TRYING TO DIVERT YOUR FUND INTO THEIR PRIVATE ACCOUNTS. HENCE, TO FORESTALL SECURITY ON YOUR FUND, WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT LOCALLY THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT WITH ZENITH BANK PLC. WE HAVE ORGANIZED A PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) ATM DEBIT CARD AS THIS WILL ENABLE ONLY YOU TO HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OF YOUR $10,500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS. WE HAVE SET-UP AN INVESTIGATION MACHINERY TO STRICTLY MONITOR THE PROCESS TO AVOID REPEATATION OF THE HOPELESS SITUATIONS CREATED IN THE PAST BY CORRUPT OFFICIALS.

BASED ON THE LATEST PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT, YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE PAID TO YOU VIA ATM DEBIT CARD. BY THIS PROCESS, AN ATM CARD WILL BE ISSUED ON YOUR NAME AND YOUR $10,500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE LOADED INTO IT AND DELIVERED TO YOUR POSTAL/MAILING ADDRESS WITH ACTIVATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO ACTIVATE THE CARD AND WITHDRAW MONEY FROM ANY BANK ATM WORLDWIDE.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT ACCREDITED SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ZENITH BANK PLC TO CONCLUDE THE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT OF YOUR ATM DEBIT CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS AS INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THEM. NOTE THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN ZENITH BANK PLC TO PAY YOUR FUND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GLOBAL PAYMENTS TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES CONSUMERS, BUSINESSES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT TO USE DIGITAL CURRENCY INSTEAD OF CASH AND CHEQUE.

CONTACT ZENITH BANK PLC SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER WITH THE BELOW CONTACT DETAILS.

CONTACT PERSON: DR. W. R. MARSHALL.
DIRECTOR, SWIFT CARD PAYMENTS
ZENITH BANK PLC
57 MARINA, LAGOS ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA
CONTACT EMAIL: dr.w_rmarshall@hotmail.com
DIRECT PHONE: +234-903 604 8575

ALSO FOR YOUR SECURITY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES/LAPSES AGAIN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU A CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH IS (ATM-0242). YOU WILL INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

THANK YOU AND DO CONTACT THE SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER NOW..

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. USRA DANBABA
HEAD, DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENTS & SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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