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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: "Mr.Adebayo Adelabu <info@lee.org>"@mail.biz2credit.net
Reply-To: info.paymentoffice.cbn@onet.eu
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:58:26 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Samuel Accentual Street,
Garcia 11, P.M.B. 187, Garcia,
Abuja- Nigeria
info.paymentoffice.cbn@onet.eu

Attn. Beneficiary

CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY

I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. TIMMY CROSS
U.S.A of Florida group Ltd, with an application to receive your
payment on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are
required to verify the following information and inform us if you are
aware or know anything about this. This morning Mr. TIMMY CROSS came
to the office claiming that you have instructed him to come and
receive the payment on your behalf with some representatives.

I have ask them to come back as they did not provide any power of an
attorney from you which will proof that you truly send them, This was
to enable me contact you to verify how genuine this people are to you.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. TIMMY CROSS of USA Florida group Ltd.whose
information's is below, 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 with the following account details:

Account Name: Timmy Cross Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-1025567-8,
Bank Name: Standard Chattered Bank
Florida Swift Code:
SCBL 11K111.

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office
with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. Timmy
Cross to come for the claim of your fund worth of $10.500,000.00 (Ten
Million FIVE United States Dollars), to enable us endorse for the
final payment approval order on his behalf. Endeavors to send your
reply via E-mail to our payment security office (info.paymentoffice.cbn@onet.eu)
for urgent attention. Your here by advised to furnish this office with
this information below.

Your Name……………………….
Your Age:…………… ……………….
Company:……………………………
Your Occupation: ….……………..
Name of Company:……………………….
your Address: ……………………………
Your Private Phone …………………
Your Private Fax Numbers:

We shall be waiting for your urgent and prompt response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Adebayo Adelabu
Executive Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria

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