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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: "CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kenyacentralbaank00100@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 12:33:56 -0700
Subject: KINDLY REPLY FAST

                     CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA
                           BANKI KUU YA KENYA
      Haile Selassie Avenue, P.O. Box 60000-0200, Nairobi
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Attention Beneficiary,
 
We apologize to you over the delay in the transfer of your Compensation payment of your fund valued $5,500,000.00 which is due to be transfer into your nominated bank account.
 
Meanwhile the transfer arrangements of your inheritance/Compensation fund valued at $5,500,000.00 was perfected after the Minister of Finance presented the new bank account normalization letter from Minister of Justice.
I will immediately forward the telex report of the transfer to you before the fund will reflect on your account immediately without any waste of time as you will also confirm this fund in your bank account.
 
However, your compensation payment file and other legal documents backing this fund has been forwarded to the Kenya  Ministry Of Finance and the United Nations Affiliate office in Kenya for the final approval, And we shall proceed with the transfer immediately we hear from you because we were mandated to transfer this fund to you as the beneficiary entitled for the compensation.
Kindly provide us the following information to enable us proceed with the transfer of the fund to your bank account.
Full Name....................
Home Address.................
Age/Occupation..............
Valid Phone number............
Country/State........
Any Of Your Identity Card........
 
The transfer would be done within 48 hours, but before we effect the transfer of your fund, you would  be required to pay for the the Sum of $220 only  being the TRANSFER FEES of your Compensation fund. Send the $220 through the listed Name of my secretary below through western union money transfer or money gram:
 
Receiver's;...............
Address:.................. Nairobi-Kenya
Question :................ What For??
Answer:................... Transfer.
Amount:................... $220 USD.
Mtcn /Reference Number....?
 
You are further required to reconfirm your banking information to enable effect the transfer of your into your bank account with immediate effect.
 
Please note that you will not spend any other money except only this very $220.00 until you receive your fund into your nominated bank account.
 
We look forward to read from you as soon as possible
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Dr. John Nyachae
Remittance Manager
Central Bank of Kenya.
 
 

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