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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: "From Mr Godwin Emefiele" <infocbn@lee.org>
Reply-To: <nfocbnofnig1977@onet.pl>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:34:06 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER UPDATE,TREAT AS AN URGENT MATTER NOW kcv134

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. GODWIN  EMEFIELE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
 
Email------  infocbnofnig1977@onet.pl
 
TRANSFER UPDATE
 
Dear Sir/ Madam Your representative Mr.Raymond Bint was in the Bank
today, As a matter of fact we are going to work according to your
instruction since He is ready to pay the $750 Seven hundred and five
Dollars} on your behalf for the transfer charges, but why we
need you to respond back before we release the your scam victim
compensation of $6.5million dollars to Him, but why we need to hear
from you before we release the fund to him is that he gave us a new
account in Malaysia.
 
Here is the new Bank Information we received from Him today.
HSBC BANK MALAYSIA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER 29876539876.
Rutting number code 82390
ACCOUNT NAME RAYMOND BINT
 
Please confirm this so that we will finalize your transaction this
today since he told us that you gave him $750 usd to pay on your
behalf, Please see the scanned copy of his international passport just
to confirm, and please here is the Central Bank Website to enable you
know that you have the real Central Bank Of Nigeria WWW.CENBANK.ORG
 
Thank God that after all your suffer, it is now well with you, looking
forward to make the transfer today.
 
We await your immediate response via email and telephone.Reply to:
Officially Sealed
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr Godwin Emefiele
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN
EMAIL-- infocbnofnig1977@onet.pl

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