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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 Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grace_privatebox@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:09:37 -0400
Subject: FINAL NOTIFICATION CLAIM YOUR FUND

GoodDay
 
It is obvious you have been receiving communications from different source claiming to have authorization to release your stalled funds valued (USD$6.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)part payment and from my investigation you have been made to spend so much money on frivolous demand of different fees and fictitious documents thereby creating
avenue to demand moneys from you while it not suppose to be so,Your overdue outstanding Payment have received the attention of the Office of the Presidency on Foreign Payment  Matters.
 
Following the Meeting held today with the Monetary Policy Regulatory Committee,the Federal Executive council and Presidency here by authorized me to contact you for immediate release of your  payment to any of your provided bank account without further delay as soon as you upset the only required fee of $350 for transfer across credit MT103
telex fee. With the help of the FBI and CIA agents in Nigeria who presently report that beneficiary amend to pay fees and charges without conclusion of your payment due to the fact that there is no authority given to them to transfer your approve fund.
 
We have noticed that these corrupt officials in charge of foreign payments are very ruthless and have defrauded so many foreigners, we have also discovered the irregularities in foreign payment files intentionally masterminded by these officials and urgently called the attention of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, who have
signed  that the Federal Government of Nigeria must pay all amount owed to each of the people whose names were found in the list till this irregularity has been corrected as approve by the united nation.
 
This is to draw your attention to the new development in your stalled payment which you have struggled to receive without success from different quarters ,offices and countries, be advised that the payment of your funds have been approved for immediate Transfer to you Be that as it may, the Government is not interested in confiscating any
foreign payment which is proven to have been approved genuinely and you are hereby advised to forward immediately the following.
 
1. Your full names, address and direct phone
2. Any of your identification
3.Your  bank data to remit the fund.
4. Your occupation and position.
 
As soon as these are received, we shall take legal step to finalize the hitch free transfer modalities.
 
Sincerely Yours
 
Dr. Samuel Oni
Deputy-Governor, Wire Transfer/Telex Dept
Central Bank of Nigeria

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