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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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Fraud email example:

From: "JEMIDE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officespayment@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 21:46:02 +0100
Subject: Confirm You Payment Call.me

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
    AHAJI ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CADASTRA ZONE,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA NIGERIA.
Our Ref:CBN/FPSD/SFE/15.5/WD/16/17
Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
  From The Desk Of MR. AYULI JEMIDE
TEL: +234- 818- 805- 5297
 
 
Attn Honorable Beneficiary"
 
 
I am MR.AYULI JEMIDE,Director Foreign Payment and special
duties(FPSD) of Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) ,I decided to contact
you direct because of the prevailing security report reaching my
office table today, and the intense nature of politics here in Nigeria
by the New Government Of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI and his Cabinet
Members/Senate Committee.
 
    Anyway my dear, i want to inform you about our plan over your
overdue Fund Payment to you VIA CASH DELIVERY METHOD.This system will
be easier for you and for us due to many fraudulent activities going
on by some none Officials from the Banks whom are trying to divert
your fund payment into their own personal account.So to tackle this
act by the Presidency/Efcc we came to agree to make your overdue
CONTRACT / INHERITANCE/ LOTTERY payment Valued (US$10.5 Million
dollars) TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS via DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY PAYMENT METHOD.
 
    The money is coming in A security proof BOX,off which the BOX is
already sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. This
Fund was brought to us from United State of America for our Bank uses,
but since the money was not yet used yet, I decided to use my position
as the director Foreign Payment here in (CBN) to pay you with those
Dollars immediately.
 
    Then the BOX is coming through an Courier Company with one
diplomatic Immunity agent to your house address to make sure it get to
you with out any hitch. So all you need to do now is to Reconfirm and
send to me your Full Name-Full Address- Scan Copy Of Your I.D for
identification and cell phone Number that's all.
 
    NOTE: Please The Courier and their diplomatic Immunity agent does
not know the original contents of the BOX. What l declared to them as
the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Material with personal
belongings. I did not declare MONEY to them please. If they call you
and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing.And i will
let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement of the shipment
to your address without anymore delay by the international diplomatic
immunity Courier company.
 
    Finally confirm the receipt of this message and send the
requirements to me immediately you receive this message,please I need
urgent reply because the BOX is now schedule to be Airlifted/delivered
as soon as i hear from you. CALL ME +234- 818- 805- 5297 ,
 
    Awaiting Your Response,
 
    Congratulations,
 
    Regards,
 
    MR. AYULI JEMIDE
    DIRECTOR
    Foreign Payment and special duties(FPSD)
    Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)
    CALL ME +234- 818- 805- 5297

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