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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.John Ego X" <xx@yy>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 08:10:15 -0700
Subject: VERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT/WINNINGS FILE.

DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
TELE:+234-9093281218


VERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT/WINNINGS FILE.

DEAR SIR/MADAM

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING PAYMENT WITH THE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME/PARTICULARS WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT

ON THE LIST OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTOR/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY WINNER WHO HAVE

NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENT.


I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED FROM THE ABOVE PAN

AFRICAN BANK(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) AND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS

YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER.

ALSO NOTE THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE, YOU

ARE FOUND AS ONE OF THE ABOVE BENEFICIARIES FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED NATIONS YET

TO RECEIVE OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF(US$10.5m)

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWING:

1) YOUR FULL NAMES

2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS

3) YOUR FULL BANKING PARTICULAR

4) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER

5) YOUR OCCUPATION

6) YOUR I.D CARD

AS SOON AS THE ABOVE INFORMATION ARE RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO

YOU IN A :


A, DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT

B, BY DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL VIA CASH PAYMENT TO YOUR HOME COUNTRY

ANYONE OF YOUR CHOICE .

CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MEMO FOR MORE DETAILS

WAITING TO HEAR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AND CALL ME ON MY PRIVET CELL NUMBER

MR JOHN EGO

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