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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: <godwinemefiele_centralbank@yahoo.in>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:34:20 -0800
Subject: URGENT CONTRACT PAYMENT (NOT SPAM)

FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
THE DESK OF MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE.
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
PLOT 33, ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY,
CADASTRAL ZONE,
ABUJA, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
P.M.B. 0187,
GARKI ABUJA.
NIGERIA.
TEL. +234-817-087-5973


NOTIFICATION OF URGENT CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$35 MILLION WITH CONTRACT

NUMBER #:MAV/FGN/MIN/2006.


ATTN:SIR/MADAM.

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME ARE IN THE LIST OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WAITING TO RECEIVE THEIR FUND; YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND.

ALTHOUGH, AM AWARE THAT YOU DID NOT EXECUTE ANY CONTRACT WITH NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, OFFICIALS APPROACH YOU TO ACT AS REAL CONTRACTOR ALONG THE LINE HE COULD NOT SUCCEED AND YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO GET THE FUND, BASED ON MY POSITION AS THE CBN GOVERNOR I WILL MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THE SAID FUND IF YOU AGREE TO SHARE THE FUND WITH ME 50-50. I MAY LIKELY INVEST MY OWN SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHILE WE SHALL REIMBURSE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES MADE DURING THE CLAIM PROCESSING OF THE FUND BEFORE SHARING 50-50.

PLEASE IF THIS IS OK BY YOU, THEN RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWING:

1) YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE.

3) COMPANY'S NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.

5) YOUR BANKING COORDINATES.

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, THE PAYMENT WILL BE PROCESS TO YOU BY SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER OR MASTER ATM CARD BY CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

AUTHORIZE BANK.

REGARDS,

MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE.
SEND BY SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF THE CBN GOVERNOR.

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