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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: "DR. GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <remtdptcentrabnk@mail2economist.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:14:53 -0700
Subject: Ref/CBN/DFR/2016/06785 BANK DRAFT 122-

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE C.B.N THE GOVERNOR GODWIN EMEFIELE
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PLOT 33, ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, P.M.B. 0187, GARKI ABUJA. NIGERIA

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

THIS IS CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DR. GODWIN EMEFIELE I WISH TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE SCAN COPY OF YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WHICH I SENT TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YESTERDAY AND AS THE HEAD OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT FILE WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TAKEN CARE OF OUR OIL RESERVE BANK AUDIT WITH THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK - USA IN WHICH AFTER A PROPER VERIFICATION WE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAD AN INTEREST SUM OF US$10,500, 000, 00 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY, WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS AN OUTSTANDING PAYMENT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE SAID INTEREST FUND HAS BEEN APPROVED AND SIGNED OFF FOR PAYMENT VIA INTERNATIONAL BANK DRAFT AS INSTRUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARM FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI.

NOTE THAT WE ARE PAYING YOU THROUGH OUR OIL RESERVE BANK AND THEY WILL CREDIT YOUR FUND ONCE YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT HARD COPY AND DEPOSIT IT TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE IN THE WORLD.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO TAKE THE SCAN COPY OF YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT TO YOUR LOCAL BANK AND CONFIRM IT BEFORE WE CAN SEND YOU THE ORIGINAL HARD COPY OR YOU CAN COME DOWN FOR THE COLLECTION THE BANK DRAFT. REPLY ON THIS EMAIL: remittancedeptcbn@pisem.net

I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. GODWIN EMEFIELE
GOVERNOR AND HEAD FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
Ref/CBN/DFR/2016/06785
Direct Line +234(808)664-2529

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