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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Governor Emefiele" <edb2332646@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jht22018611@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 09:01:08 -0700
Subject: More blessing
Good evening or good morning!
My name is Dr. Godwin Emefiele former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I am currently under the custody of DSS in Nigeria for alleged embesslement of funds.
The present government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is witch-hunting me for running against him during the last general election in Nigeria while I was still the CBN governor.
To go straight to the point without much ado, I have some funds in USD with undisclosed bank in Europe, I want you to receive the funds before they trace it as they are currently busy investigating me and seizing all my assets and funds hiden for my retirement.
I wait for your postive response to enable me direct you on how you can receive the funds.
My kindest regards,
Dr. Godwin Emefiele
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