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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"
<centralbnjjhhddqrfrfgtsd1ee@good321.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <jamesentwistleusambassadornig@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 14:56:54 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY, ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD YOUR URGENT CONFIRMATION NEEDED



OFFICE OF Central Bank-Nigeria
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja
Telephone No. +2348106922944
E-mail: www.centralbnkkkofnigeria@administrativos.com
=

Dear Beneficiary,
ALIVE OR DEAD
In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the last qua=
rter of the year 2015 ending within few Months from now, we
discovered that the Bank Accounts with sum of $38.5 Million United States D=
ollars belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the
basis that the owners have died some time last two weeks or have given out =
an authorization note of change of data. After the investigations,
however,it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating wit=
h Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally without the
knowledge of the Bonifide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is =
this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded
some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund. T=
hey have also forwarded to this office account below as the new
account that will receive this money:
Bank:Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,Central-Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH
=

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to writ=
e to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no
response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the tra=
nsfer. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please
forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your
Your Full Name:.....
Your Residential Address:....
Your Telephone number:.....
Your Occupation:.......
A valid Copy of International/Driver License
=

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you a=
re not dead.Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge
this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you imm=
ediately without any further delay.You have to get back to us on time
for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accompl=
ices.
We do await your positive response, here is our private E-mail:(www.central=
bnkkkofnigeria@administrativos.com) and also give us
a call with my direct Telephone No. +2348106922944.
Yours truly,
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
Mr.Godwin Emefiele
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria,
Financial System Stability
Will Need Courage

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