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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jackwill1870@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: CBN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT <officemail128@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: CBN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT <williamsjack007@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 05:30:14 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR
Good Day Sir
I write you because I feel disturbed over what is happening to your over due payment,
My name is Mr Jack Williams, I am on secondment at the Central Bank of Nigeria. I am the chairman of the task force and implementation unit set up by the world bank to help and give solution to payments withheld by different Apex banks in Africa.
I have carefully studied your file over time and understand the predicament you have passed through over the years.I am not asking for any upfront settlement but once you receive your funds you will gratify me making sure your payment has been collected by you.To be sincere with you the only option left in receiving this funds is for you to get a global ATM card and withdraw the money from where you are and avoid all the unnecessary bureaucratic protocols that will cost you more money as I am seeing some personalities wants to redirect the funds to their personal account due to all these years it has not been claimed. I am not here to deceive you or waste your time and mine,if it is accepted by you i will give you the procedure to that.due to work load i am on call and run skeletal services here .
I am open to discuss with you so that once you can follow my instruction you will receive your funds.We just made another transfer in your name but observed it kept returning maybe some miscreants in the bank tried opening an account in your name so that they will receive the funds as you. Attached is a copy of the returned funds.
Contact me via my personal email:jackwill1870@gmail.com to confirm your readiness for this.
Regards,
MR JACK WILLIAMS.
CBN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME.
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