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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. Okwu Joseph Nnanna" <admintb@kpru.ac.th>
Reply-To: <drokwunnanna010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:31:43 +0100
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

FROM THE DESK OF
Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna.
Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PRIVATE TEL: +234-8185192854
 
Attn: Fund Beneficiary,
 
My name is Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna, Newly appointed Deputy Governor,  Financial System Stability Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I am writing  to congratulate and inform you that both of us has been favored by the new elected Federal  Republic of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari by appointing me as the  new director of Central Bank of Nigeria and instructing my office to review your payment file and pay your overdue contract/inheritance payment sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only ($10,500,000.00) as my first assignment to this office,  during my paper work review in my office this morning, I discovered  from our office payment file that you have not received your long expected payment of $10.5 Million  and you have spent so much money trying to receive your money all to no avail and you have gone through all process to receive your payment through bank to bank wire  transfer, ATM card, International certified bank draft and cash paym
 
My dear friend the truth of the matter is, there is no amount of money  you will spend or pay to anyone in the process of receiving your payment that will make you receive this payment without following proper documentation and due bank payment transfer process,  if not you will keep spending your hard earn money bribing officials of the bank or individuals without success,because Federal Government of Nigeria do not permit any back door payment.
However,  upon assumption of office by this New government, series of special meetings were held in Nigeria  and Abroad with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution: e.g.   World Bank Group,International Monetary Fund (I.M.F), Paris and London Club of  Creditors, European Economic Community (E.E.C) and Envoys of our Correspondence  International Bank of Settlement Worldwide, affiliated to the Apex Bank of Nigeria.
 
I will like to ask you a question before we proceed and as soon as I  hear from you I will let you know the reason why you have not received  your payment and what you should do to receive your payment through the right bank payment  transfer process legitimately  without  any ugly  occurrence. My  question is this: Are you still interested and ready to receive your fund? I wait to hear from you and will disclose the reason why you have not receive your payment and what you should do to receive your payment.
 
Finally, I will advice you as the current director in charge of all  foreign payment to stop any further communication with
whomsoever you  are in contact with regarding to this payment, either local or international to avoid
diversion of  payment, now that I have step into your payment file for
final  remittance to you and also stop wasting your hard earn money to individuals hence the problem is not  all about money.
 
Call me as soon as you receive this message on my direct telephone  number  +234-8185192854.
 
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
 
Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna.
Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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