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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: "Engr. Mohammed Shakour" <engr.mohammeds@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:27:08 +0100
Subject: Financial Systems Stability Directorate

Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Financial Systems Stability Directorate

Dear Sir ,

I write to inform you that an application was submitted here this morning
29- 06- 2017 by Mr. Alan Craig Bailey of USA, stating that you gave him
authorization and power of attorney to receive the sum of $20.5m on your
behalf into the bank account coordinates below. And the application was
endorsed by Dr. Mrs Sarah Alade and after scrutiny we discovered that Dr.
Mrs Sarah Alade was in collaboration with Mr. Alan Craig to divert your
fund to him for their personal interest.

We require you to urgently confirm the authenticity of this claim before we
commence with the payment release into the below forwarded account.

Bank name: Citizens National Bank
1612 South Congress parkway Athens Tennessee 37303 USA.
Ac#: 6920016140
Routing: 064201612
Beneficiary: Mr. Alan Craig Bailey.

Note that if we did not hear from you immediately we will assume that you
are the one that gave the authorization to Mr. Alan C. Bailey to claim the
fund on your behalf and we will proceed with the payment, also we haven't
receive the information we required from you we are totally confused
regarding to this development.


Yours in service,

Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna (Board Member)
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Financial Systems Stability Directorate

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