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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: johnlucass dhl <johnlucass.dhl@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 02:16:11 -0800
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary


Note for central bank of Nigeria the overdue contact payment has been
approved by the governor of central bank by cash payment please be informed
officially for you to confirm the scan copy of your id your telephone
number followed by your address so that the officials will proceed in
united states or in Canada its important you confirm the info we requested
as soon as possible to avoid delay of the delivery and also include the
amount in question
Thanks
Mr. Godwin Emefiele
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
EMAIL: centalbanknigeria1008@gmail.com

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