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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: Lazarus Heather <collinswilliams37@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lazarusheather557@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:42:54 -0700
Subject: Re: Attention: Beneficiary is this your information

FROM THE DESK OF:
Dr. Lazarus Heather,
DIRECTOR, (COMPUTER AND MONITORING UNIT,CBN.),CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CBN COMPLEX ABUJA NIGERIA.

Attn: Valued Beneficiary,

I am ,Dr. Lazarus Heather, DIRECTOR, (COMPUTER AND MONITORING
UNIT,CBN.),CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. And I want to confirm if you did
received my previous message because I did not receive any response
from you to that effect, as there was a claim made on your behalf by
Mr. Archie Lawrence Herring of 1404 Colorado Street, Boulder City,
Nevada 89005 USA, who claimed that you died of COVID-19, and submitted
his account details as stated below:-

Bank name….Bank of America
Bank Address….900 Nevada Way, Boulder City, Nevada, 89005 USA.
Account Name...Hurricane Minerals Limited
Swift Code…BOFAUSN3N
Aba/Routing # :...( International)….026009593
Account Number….004970303710

for your funds to be transferred to him as your next of kin.

On this note, I am waiting for your urgent response before I will sign
the approval for the transfer department to carry on with the transfer
of the funds to the nominated bank account.

If you did not respond to this message within 48hrs to clear the air,
it will be confirmed that his submission is correct, and your funds
will be transferred to his nominated bank account.

Thanks and God Bless You.

Dr. Lazarus Heather, ( lazarusheather557@gmail.com )
DIRECTOR, (COMPUTER AND MONITORING UNIT,CBN.)
Central Bank of Nigeria.

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