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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:

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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: CBN<info@usa.org>
Reply-To: cbnatmdepart1@gmail.com
Date: 29 Jun 2020 17:56:05 +0300
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary..

From: Dr.Kingsley Obiora
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
Marina- Lagos
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Ref: CBN/FPD/0101373/20

Attn: Beneficiary.

This is a reminder message regarding your ATM Master card for
your compensation fund in the sum of US$800,000.00 (Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars only) approved by the Ministry of Finance.
The Foreign Payment Department of CBN has been mandated by the
Federal Ministry of Finance and the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation to handle the payment of your compensation fund of
the above amount by ATM card. Your email contact is amongst the
listed beneficiaries in the data for the sum of US$800,000.00.
And I have been assigned by the management of CBN to carry out
delivery of the ATM card package to you.

This compensation is in compliance with IMF and World Bank
Directives to pacify victims of internet scam. On this note, I am
pleased to inform you that the ATM card Number 8539 7578 0114
3023 for the sum of US$800,000.00 has been credited in your favor
and ready for immediate delivery to you. You are hereby required
to re-confirm your full names, telephone number and present
address where you want the ATM card to be delivered to you.

Upon receipt of the above requirements from you I shall have your
ATM card package dispatched to you by courier service who will
deliver to your designated home address. With the ATM card, you
can make withdrawals from any part of the world at ATM center
near to you. The pin number and all necessary user guides will be
attached on delivery (intact in the ATM card package doc.) which
will be delivered to you by the courier service, for your easy
use.

Further instruction/directive will be sent to you on receipt of
your acknowledgment to this message.

Best Regards
Dr. Kingsley Obiora
Office of the Deputy Governor
CBN, Nigeria

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