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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: "DR KINGSLEY MOGHALU:DEPUTY GOVERNOR: FINANCIAL SECTOR STABILITY CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" <CBN@CBN.COM>
Reply-To: kingsleymoghalu@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:03:20 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: REF: RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS OF $3.5MILLION




FROM: DR KINGSLEY MOGHALU
DEPUTY GOVERNOR: FINANCIAL SECTOR STABILITY
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Tel: +234-80-346-2767

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

REF: RELEASE OF YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS OF $3.5MILLION VIA SWIFT TELEGRAPHIC
WIRE TRANSFER OR BY ATM MASTER CARD

I am Dr. Kingsley Moghalu. The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria in charge of the Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) Directorate,
My nomination as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was
confirmed by the Senate on January 27, 2011. By virtue of my position as
the Deputy Governor of the CBN, I have been mandated by the President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) to instruct
effect the immediate release of your funds via swift telegraphic wire
transfer directly into your bank account.

As instructed by the President (Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) has
compulsorily mandated that all fund beneficiaries must come over to the
office OF the Presidency to sign on his/her fund release order document to
void making wrong transfer to a wrong person”, so that all fees associated
with your fund transfer can be waived.

You are hereby advice to provide to this office under listed
information’s, where you will like the fund to be paid in on your behalf
reply via:(kingsleymoghalu@voila.fr) You are also advice to choose a
transfer option that will benefit you receive your fund when submitting
your information to this office

(OPTION: 1) BY BANK TO BANK TRANSFER
(OPTION: 2) BY ATM MASTER CARD


1. Your Full Name and Address

2. Your Full Banking Details/Account number

3. A Copy of Your Identity

4. Your Age and Occupation

5. Your direct telephone number

Yours Sincerely,

DR KINGSLEY MOGHALU

DEPUTY GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECTOR STABILITY
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)











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