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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: Official desk <izediunorkate@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gov.cnb@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:54:14 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY


This is very urgent and urgent attention is needed.

In our office sometime last month, One Mr. John T. Kehoe of 1200
Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95864 filed an application concerning your
Pending fund transfer.
The above-mentioned person visited this Bank yesterday with a power of
attorney given in his favor by your good self, granting him the benefit to
process and claim your inheritance of $5,000,000.00(Five Million United
States Dollars Only) for personal reasons.

He further Stated that your online account be terminated while the fund
should be wired to his Bank account with Bank of America, Routing Number
121000358. Our office has asked Mr. John T. Kehoe to return back to the
Bank within 48 hours to enable us to have a personal confirmation from you
being hitherto the beneficiary.

We need your express response to the questions below:

1. Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe to claim and receive the payment
on your behalf?
2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him
the current beneficiary?

It is our procedure to ensure confirmation and verification of such a
request before it is executed at the bank.
Your confirmation to the above will be appreciated.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Godwin Emefiele
Governor.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE,
566 TO 599 VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.

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