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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: "Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsestheremmanuel211@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 02:32:21 -0800
Subject: CONTACT YOUR PROCESSING AGENT.

FROM THE DESK OF:Mr. IBRAHIM MAGU
CHAIRMAN OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIME COMMISION (EFCC).

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations and some corrupt official administrators from the former EFCC chairman.

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody in Continental National Bank US (CNB) and with the information gathered from this Scam artists, we noticed that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lose of your funds. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum of $10.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Inheritance, Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist.

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of US $ 10.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an Online Banking and also download their Online Banking App With the Continental National Bank US (CNB) through our Global Bank, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your Name.

Feel free to contact the processing officer MRS ESTHER EMMANUEL. The online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your fund to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only transfer the Maximum Amount of USD $1,000,000.00 daily installmentally until the total amount of your Compensated deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you and also if you choose to receive your payment VIA ATM CARD it is still accepted so you get back to her with your choice of payment.

So you are adviced to contact, processing officer MRS ESTHER EMMANUEL with your provided information required for verification below so you can proceed in opening of your account with the Continental National Bank US (CNB).

CONTACT PERSON: MRS ESTHER EMMANUEL

CELL PHONE: +2348125131361

BANK CELL PHONE: +1 413-407-0860

Provide the information below to enable the processing of your Online Banking Account with Continental National Bank US (CNB) for deposition of your total compensated funds Immediately and also download their Online Banking App to access your account.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.

2) YOUR ADDRESS.

3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.

4) YOUR OCCUPATION?

5) YOUR IDENTITY/ Passport ID

6) COUNTRY

Contact MRS ESTHER EMMANUEL with the information required for verification to enable her start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.
We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Note: Our Official email will be provided to you as soon as you contact Mrs Esther Emmanuel

Best Regards

Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS
DEPT

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