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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: John Kelvin <honourablechairmaicpc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoinfoinfo1956@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 05:34:44 -0700
Subject: Payment Advise..

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central Business District
Cadastral Zone,Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,Nigeria
SWIFT CODE: CBNINGLAXXX
Our Ref: FGN/NNPC/CBN/USA/SH-VOL.04/2022

ATTN: Beneficiary

We have worked closely with the authorities here to ensure legal approval and notarization of all relevant documents for the bank to
proceed with your transfer to your nominated account.

To help us with this transaction, we will appreciate your patience. We can assure you that we are already working on the release of your
fund. We just submitted your file to the ZENITH BANK for credit of your fund into your bank account.

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible, respond back with your details through this email : infoinfoinfo1956@gmail.com

As soon as you send your details call me so I can follow up the transfer processing.

Thank you for your co-operation, as we look forward to serving you better.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. John Kelvin
Director Foreign Remittance
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel: +234-810-0691095

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