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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: "Governor Godwin Emefiele" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn.govgodwinemfiele09@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 18:20:53 -0700
Subject: CBN @ GOVERNOR GODWIN OFFICE (RE CLAIMING OF YOUR REAL FUNDS FROM THE RELIABLE SOURCE)

Address. Central Bank of Nigeria. Plot 33,.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way Central
Business District, Cadastral Zone,.
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,
Nigeria.
 
 
Attention Foreign Beneficiary
 
 
The Central Bank of Nigeria are notifying you as our foreign beneficiary of the Funds which value the sum of $6.5 Millions Usd which has been deposited in an Online Offshore Account in our Bank possession by the order of the Federal Government of Nigeria whom have approved the released of all foreign Funds in our Bank possession and it has been identified to us you as the rightful own for the Funds in our Bank possession. Beneficiary we are contacting you as the owner of the Funds in an Online
Offshore Account and as the Governor of the Bank i will therefore use this medium to enlighten you on how to claim your Inheritance Funds from our Bank directly to your own nominated Account in your country without any hesitation nor interception from any authorities. The Funds had already been deposited in an Online Offshore Account for beneficiary to achieve claiming it Funds in gaining the online access of the Online offshore Account such as the Username and Password for login into the
Online Offshore Account through the CBN E-BANKING SYSTEM to confirm your Funds amount with vital direction on how to commence the wire transfer of the Funds out of the Online Offshore Account directly to your own country nominated Bank Account.
 
 
 
This is to state that this Transaction has been mandated that only the Beneficiary of the said Funds should have the Online Access in proceeding with the wire transfer of it Funds for security reasons. Due to our previous experience we will not educate you with further information about these Funds if we are not satisfied with the Beneficiary who definitely needs to re confirm he/her data for our Bank to be satisfied of whom we are communicating with as the rightful Funds owner.
 
 
Kindly re confirms your full detail below.
 
 
Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Occupation:
Age:
International Passport:
Work ID card:
Next Kin’s:
 
 
 
All legal documentation of your Inheritance Funds had been procured by the Bank Attorney Barrister OJO William have work tirelessly to secured all documents so that you will not experience any trouble in actualizing the Funds amount once you are eligible to be granted the Access to login into your Online Offshore Account, understand that immediately we acknowledge your positively respond to our Banking email we shall be sending our Bank official website for your assurance as been contacted by the reliable source of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
 
 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE CBN
MR GODWIN EMEFIELE
EMAIL SIGNED

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