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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 Jerry White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlineboa101@ufo.tc>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:10:08 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
PAYMENT UNIT. IRD/CBX/021/010
Swift Code: FMF/ KPL /FGN,
Tele:    +234-706-272-8647
                                        RE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND TODAY
Attn: Beneficiary.
We have   been advised to pay your overdue contracts fund without any delay. we are now paying you off via our pay yourself payment centre  P.Y.P.C  part payment of usd$6m please find below your new account details with us we have opened a non residential   bank account for you to enable you make transfer from your local account with us to your account  which you are to pay yourself.
https://www.alertpay.com/index.aspx
CBN ONLINE BANK NIGERIA 
Address: V/ISLAND, LAGOS , NIGERIA .
Account number: 999358585
Swift Code number: ACMADDKEAIXXZ
Routing #/ABA #: 026009593
BANK CLEARING#: 293  
 
 
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Your approved fund has finally been downloaded in our system you can now make the transfer of your fund personally to any of your desired account through our digitalis Pay Yourself Payment Center P.Y.P.C  this method is to safe guard customers fund and adequate security it is called electronic digitalis payment system. your are to personally confirm your payment in your account in the next 24/48 hours we implore you to dial direct from your phone +234-702-3345174 ext 144 or +234-706-272-8647  you shall require to enter your account number which is 999358585 then enter your four digit pin number xxx xxx then you shall require to enter your personal account number for confirmation you need to urgently do that as soon as you receive this e-banking pay yourself payment downloaded, once again congratulations in advance. You are now to laugh at last after long payment processing.  
here are the information:
 
1) Reference release no. 6753365
2) password no.cbn 9999
3) payment code no. 19879
4) merit no.19765635
5) allocation no. cbn 2751753
6) Fund identification no. cbn7110
7) Pin code:***2010
 
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CAC ACCOUNT REACTIVATION FEE NOT PAID YET???***
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Finally, make sure you confirm the CAC cost fee to me as soon as possible. make sure you call urgent. Also contact me  for more details. Confirm this email with details therein and get back to us .
  Yours Sincerly.
Jerry White
Head Officer: Fund  Foreign Verification and
Inspection Commission Unit CBN (FFVICU)
+234-706-272-8647

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