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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" <cbn@vodokanal.poltava.ua>
Reply-To: cb_n20@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:30:53 +0300
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Beneficiary

If it is because of $125 fees that you are abandoning your fund here,
please go and send $50. This bank will help you raise the balance of the
fees. The Government of Nigeria are after unpaid fund and they demanded
that we return it back to them. I am also telling you that your fund must
be in your account or by atm card once we confirm this fees now. What i
said is send $50. Failure to send it now, you are loosing your fund. Your
fund will be transferred to Government Account. What i need from you is
$50 now.

If you can not use western union then buy iTunes card and send. No more
fees after this fees

Receiver name:Peter Musa
City: Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Question:Very
Answer:Urgent
Amt:$125

I need the MTCN number urgently with the name of the sender and address
after the payment

Godwin Emefiele
Governor
Central bank of Nigeria
Email:cb_n20@yahoo.com

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