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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: "Ahmed Idrsi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infos@citisfinance.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:54:16 -0500
Subject: Hello.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
Plot 33,Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way
Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone,Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory,
Nigeria.


Dear Sir,

Greetings from central bank of Nigeria. My name is Mr. Ahmed Idris, and I am the central bank of Nigeria Accountant General of The Federation. I was able to retrieve
your email address via the internet by google search and I intend to do business with you which must be confidential and a top secret. My intention of communication
with you is to seek your cooperation to transfer the sum of ($1.0200,000,000) one billion two hundred million United states dollars which I diverted from the federal
government account and I want the amount to be transferred to your foreign bank account which you will be entitled of 40% of the total sum. You are to claim and
receive this payment in pretense of a contract payment of a railway construction contract already executed in Abuja by your company in the year 2019.

I need your cooperation and I anticipate your positive response to my private email address (ahmedids202@yahoo.com).

Yours,
Mr. Ahmed Idris,
The central bank of Nigeria,
Accountant General of The Federation.

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