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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: "From Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <firstbankcomfirstbank@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:50:38 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM FIRST BANK.

MR. ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM OF
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
35 Marina P. O. Box 5216,
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
E-mail: firstbankcomfirstbank@gmail.com
 
Dear
 
This letter is written to you in order to change your life
from today. I am Mr.Abdullahi Ibrahim the Director,International
Remittance Department of this Bank, my Boss, Mr. Jacobs
M.Ajekigbe, the Managing Director/CEO of this bank is now on
compulsory leave and all power have been vested on me to
make all international payments.
 
Also, due to reported cases of corrupt practices in other
Nigeria Banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria, the
Federal Government has revoked/cancelled all power vested on
those banks and has appointed our bank (First Bank of
Nigeria) to make all foreign payments.
 
Be informed that the Federal Government have approved the
release of part-payment of $7.5M(Seven Millon Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) out of your total funds, which has been in
this bank for many years unclaimed because my boss Mr.
Jacobs Ajekigbe, collaboration with the Governor of Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have refused to tell you the truth on
how to claim your fund this is because he has been using the
interest accumulated from your fund every year to enrich
himself without your knowledge.
 
I want to help you pull out this fund to your bank account
using the easiest and the quickest method, which have not
been made known to you before. By this method, you will open
a domiciliary account with this bank (First Bank of
Nigeria), your fund would be lodged into this domiciliary
account and your fund will be paid in directly to any bank
of your choice. After the transfer, you will confirm the
fund in your bank account within 5hours the same day. No
Cost of Transfer (COT) and no stoppage from any Government
departments as the
transfer will be done within the bank alone and it is very
safe.
 
The method which was introduced to you before is the
Telegraphic Transfer (TT) for which confirmation was 48hrs,
because of the time factor, petitions could come from
various organizations stopping your payment and asking you
to pay huge fee which would be difficult for you to pay so
that they can benefit from the huge interest your fund
generates while still in the Bank.
 
This method is not safe for you because it is not done
within the bank alone as information of the payment would be
sent to the Central Control Unit (CCU) of the Federal
Ministry of Finance and office of the Accountant General of
the Federation.
 
As a good Christian, I have nothing to gain by keeping your
fund, I want to assist you receive your fund before my boss
resumes office. You have to follow up and work with me now,
so keep this very confidential because of fraudsters and
impostors who go about presenting various bank accounts in
order to divert another beneficiary's fund.
 
your present/valid account co-ordinates and amount to be
claimed so that I do not transfer your fund to the wrong
Bank Account Awaiting your quick response.
 
 
Yours truly,
Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim
 
E-mail: firstbankcomfirstbank@gmail.com

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