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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: CENTRAL BANK <info@cbn.com>
Reply-To: assiwahcyrilk@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:23:59 -0300
Subject: RE: INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FUND TRANSFER!



FROM THE DESK OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT'
MR. KOSOH ASSIWAH-CYRIL
CHAIRMAN 14 MAN INVESTIGATION C'TTEE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
+234 7014546988


Dear Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that the President of Republic of
Nigeria, His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, president elect 2011
election has constituted a 14 man investigative Panel and foreign Debts
reconciliation committee, I am working as the Chairman the committee
saddled with the responsibility to investigate from the CBN to All
other Banks here in Nigeria, that has trapped and held beneficiaries
Compensation/Contracts fund claims unpaid. However, the President has
vowed that his Government is poised to eradicate corruption and All sort
of fraudulent practices to zero level in Nigeria, which has portray the
ugly reputations of our country's image to the International community.

As the Chairman and on behalf of the members presidential 14 man
Investigative Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee, i was
newly appointed to work under the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. We apologized for
the delay of your payment and the inconveniences it might have caused you.
Please take note, according to the information that I am getting since
I was appointed concerning delay of foreign COMPENSATION/INHERITANCE AND CASE
WIN PAYMENT, So because of this matter, I will devote my 100%
assiduity with my Team workers in accrediting your fund Payments into your
presented account as long as I can be guaranteed your co-operation on this
matter to reconfirm your information as fast as you can because there
is a Counter claim going on right now on your fund payment.


Please confirm urgently for immediate transfer if you authorized the transfer
of your fund into this bank account as the Account bearer sent the information
to us on your behalf. we received the account directly from the United States
on your behalf from a lady declared herself as a nurse that taking care
of you in the hospital, she is stating that you are in a sick bed for
some time
and she pleaded us to transfer your Approved Payment of the sum $2,500,000.00
(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into this
bank account below as she stand as your representative/nominee:
Account Name: Gerald M. Couch
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 0959 3
Branch routing number: 081904888
Account number is 0038 7303 9057
Bank address: 420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049

Please your re-confirmation is needed on the above information before we
make this transfer into this account if you have authorized and also
re-confirm your information to us immediately for the re-validation of bank
account for the payment accordingly.

PLEASE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO STATE BELOW:
1. Your Full Names....
2. Sex....
3. Date of Birth....
4. Profession....
5. Residence Contact Address....
6. State/Country:....
7. Nationality:....
8. Your Valid ID Card #....
9. Telephone/Fax Number....


Please URGENT reply soon as your response will HELP to this
effect with payment on the required information stated above for
clarification purpose and processing your fund transfer to the account
provided by your representative. All email should be sent to me in effect for
urgent attention And further clarity, Please call me on this number:- +234
7014546988

Yours faithfully,

MR. KOSOH ASSIWAH-CYRIL
CHAIRMAN 14 MAN INVESTIGATION C'TTEE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
+234 7014546988

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