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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• 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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033218566 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: abc gov <abc_gov03@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:19:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent!


Attn: VICTIM-FULLNAME From: Dr. Ernest Ebi; Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tel: 234-803-3218566
Sir,
Consequent upon your inability to fulfill your obligation concerning the release of the above sum to you, we are hereby requesting you to submit in writing your unwillingness to receive this money. This is necessitated as a mark of procedure whereby the recipient is given the leverage to indicate readiness or unwillingness to receive payment. In your case, you have blatantly refused to do what is needful to receive this payment thereby proving your unwillingness to receive your money.

We therefore, request that you send in writing to this office that you are no longer willing to receive the above payment so that we can refer the money to the Government Treasury and close our books of accounts to avoid floating re-occurrence. You have 3 working days to do this otherwise, we will be compelled to refer this to the Board of Directors of our bank for their approval and consent for refusal.

We await your instant response.


Yours truly,

Dr. Ernest Ebi
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Code: "Good luck"












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