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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: "CBN Governor " <vucuong@bgg.vn>
Reply-To: godwin-emefiele@cbn-gov.info
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:59:58 -0700
Subject: Re: Please advise



Hi:

My name is Mrs Bintu Ibrahim, Personal Assistance to Central Bank Of Niger=
ia(CBN) Governor. Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really, really with you=
r senses. How Could you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose =
your hard Earned money, or are you being deceived by their big names? They =
Impersonate on many offices, claiming to be Governors, Directors/Chairmen o=
f one Office or the other. Their game plan is only just to extort your hard=
Earned money. Now, the question is how long will you continue to be Deceiv=
ed? Sometimes, they will issue you fake cheque, introduce you to fake Diplo=
matic delivery, un-existing on-line banking, FAKE LOTTERY COMPANY, and even=
send you fake Atm cards etc. Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have b=
een following this Transaction from inception and all your efforts towards =
realizing the Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your ignor=
ance and That of those who claim they are assisting you, it is very unfortu=
nate That at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you hav=
e not idea of what is happening. The problem you are having is that you bee=
n told the whole truth About this transaction and it is because of this tru=
th they decided to extort your money. The most annoying part is even frauds=
ters Have really taken advantage of this opportunity to enrich them selves =
At your expense. Those you feel are assisting or working for you are Your m=
ain problems. I know the truth surrounding this payment and I am The only p=
erson who will deliver you from this long suffering if you will abide by my=
advice. I also know that recently you have been dealing with people claimi=
ng to be the lottery officers,fbi,bankers,and even those who offer you to b=
e their next of kin. They are asking you to pay money to receive a compensa=
tion of millions of dollars Do not pay any more money to them because they =
are only interested in your hard earned money and you will never receive an=
y compensation in return, they will always keep coming back to ask for more=
money. Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being Deceived.=
Feel free to contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I can Ex=
plain to you the modus-operandi guiding the release of your Payment. Do not=
panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be Guided by United Stat=
e money laundry and real FBI agent. N/B: You are urgently requested to prov=
ide me with the following information Full Name: Address: Telephone Number:=
Contact me upon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your fund =
and stop wasting your hard earn money. Thanks and remain blessed. Yours fai=
thfully, Mrs Bintu Ibrahim Personal Assistance to Central Bank Of Nigeria(C=
BN) Governor. Mr Godwin Emefiele E-mail: godwin-emefiele@cbn-gov.info=20

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