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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: "MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbngovernorgodwinemefiele@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:36:43 +0100
Subject: Re: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

FROM: MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
D/LINE: +234-7051371463
OFFICE+234-1-7741015
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: cbngovernorgodwinemefiele@yahoo.com.hk
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATION’S FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.
CLAIM’S NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION’S FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES, SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$10.5M (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE.
THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF SINCE YOUR NAME WITH E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN CENTRAL BANK PAYMENT LIST FOR THIS QUARTER PAYMNET OF JUNE 2014.
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.YOUR NAME:
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
3. YOUR CELL PHONE ..................................
4. FAX: ------------------------------------------------
5. AGE: ------------------------------------------------
6. SEX:....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION: -----------------------------------------
8. YOUR ID CARD OR DRIVEN LICENSE: -----------------------------------
     
DETAILS OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION’S:
1 YOUR BANK NAME: -------------------------------------------
2 ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK: -------------------------------------
3 BENEFICIARY NAMES: -------------------------------------------
4 ACCOUNT NUMBER: -------------------------------------------------
5 SWIFT CODES: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS/ INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF JUNE 2014
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT: +234-7051371463 AND DIRECT YOUR REPLY TO: cbngovernorgodwinemefiele@yahoo.com.hk
CONGRATULATIONS.
MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CALL ME: +234-7051371463

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