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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: Mr Godwin Emefiele <murphymikky01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officenote20111@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:12:18 -0800
Subject: Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.
Our Ref: FGN/CBN/NIG/001

Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
Payment of US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward
transfer to you via either bank to bank wire transfer Or through ATM
Inter-switch CARD, as a medium to pay you, your long overdue unpaid
fund.The approved sum has been programmed to be released to you upon
your response to this letter. We have made several attempts to contact
and pay you but, all effort failed, this is the 3rd and perhaps the
last letter to you in respect to this matter.

I received a letter that your unclaimed approved payment which has
been overdue for payment should now be paid to Lawrence R. Larson of
7251 Grove Road, Apt. 160, Brooksville, Florida 34613 USA. in the said
letter titled change of beneficiary/ownership. Its clearly stated that
you are dead and that he is your next of kin, it went further to say
you signed a deed and an agreement with Lawrence R.Larson to become
your beneficiary before your untimely death. Officially arrangement
had been concluded for the approved funds transfer into the account
below.

Name of Bank: TEXAS CHAMPION BANK
Bank Address: 6124 S. Staples, Corpus Christi, Texas 78413 U.S.A.
Routing Number: 114914723
Account Number: 909009245
Account Name: Lawrence R. Larson

But because of the elaborate global scam, I decided to contact you
first for confirmation before transferring the funds and if after
seven working days, no response is received from you, it will be
assumed that you are dead and as such authorization and approval will
be granted on behalf of Lawrence R. Larson to claim/receive the fund.

But if you are well and alive then confirm this letter and reconfirm
your Information and how you want your said fund to be paid to you
without further delay. Send your responses to me immediately by email.
As we are mandated by World Bank and United Nations{UN}, to pay you
within the next 72hours upon reconfirmation of your personal and
account details.You are therefore advised to reconfirm your following
information/Details.

1. Your Full Names.........
2. Current Address..........
3. Current Phone Numbers....
4. Gender/Sex.........
5. Age................
6. Occupation.........
7. Copy Of Your Identification.......

I assured you that your fund transfer will be executed within 72hours
in receipt of your re-confirmation of your personal details.Therefore
kindly reconfirm your details and call me immediately for the transfer
to be executed.
I await for your immediate and positive response soonest

Best Regards.

Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Executive Governor
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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