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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chris David" <test@elixirtest.com>
Reply-To: <mr.chrisdavid001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:15:27 -0800
Subject: Kindly read and respond

From ; Mr. Chris David
Deputy Governor (Financial)
Central Bank of United kingdom.

RE: THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR DELAYED TRANSACTION


After waiting to hear from you or your African partner for a long time now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new resolution in other not to let it be if I have anything in mind against you.

I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up if you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for me to tell you.

Some time ago, your African friends, I mean the people that introduced you to the project approached me through my dear wife who work with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you.

They requested me to assist them by removing the original rightful beneficiary's name, company's name and bank particulars from the Central Bank of UK (CBN) swift transfer data base and replacing them with your name and personal details in order to make you appear as the legitimate beneficiary of this fund in question ( TEN MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLAR ) .
I agreed on condition that they will pay me US$80,000.00 as soon as your name
appears as the beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid, but your friends/partners started telling me stories, they even told me you promised to send the money to me.

Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from them and I have not set my eyes on any of them.As a result of their unGodly attitude, I decided to stop the fund release movement because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds
that you did not execute any contract in Africa, although I am the only person privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts in order to conclude this project.

After considering the way and manner you have been spending money on this project for months/years through your so-called partners, who are only interested in exhorting money from you to enrich their pocket, i
decided to put the past behind me and make up my mind to do the deal with you . I do not need the US$80.000.00 any longer from you but a good compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those your colleagues, friends, or partners will be totally kept out of this transaction.

I know that none of them is aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending your hard earned money unnecessarily to CBN Officers both here and overseas because you will not receive this money without my hand in it.

I personally did the work at the beginning and only me can perform it.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my
position. Now re-assure that you will be willing to compensate me and assist my wife to establish a foreign account in your country where my compensation will be lodged.


I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business with me, kindly contact me, so that we can have a chat on the modalities and way forward . But if the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me and forget about this money.

REMEMBER THAT IT IS NOT HOW FAR,BUT HOW WELL, AND IT IS ONLY THE END
THAT JUSTIFY THE MEANS.

Yours Faithfully
Mr. Chris David
Deputy Governor (Financial)
Central Bank of United kingdom.

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