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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348147048347

Fraud email example:

From: CBN <usecbn64@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usecbn73@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:58:13 +0100
Subject: Your account

Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this bank account stated below.

BANK NAME:ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK (I.D.B),
BANK ADDRESS:WEIZMAN NESS ZIONA 31 ISRAEL
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0127242408
ACCOUNT NUMBER: IL480111170000127242408
SWIFT CODE:IDBLILIT
ACCOUNT NAME:GOLAN EREZ

As a matter of fact, EX-CBN PROF CHUKWUMA .C.SOLUDO, EX-CBN ALHAJI M.
EX-CBN R. RASHEED, EX-CBN MR. ERNEST EBI EX-CBN MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO
SANUSI, and their Associate in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) (C.B.N) have advised me to release your fund into the above account.
Hence, I decided to contact you to know if
you actually ask them to do so.

This fund will be transferred to this above bank account before 16TH of
MARCH , 2023 as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing
House to remit the fund if you are not aware of this transfer or did not
instructed anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, send your
receiving bank account Information and personal details to enable me
release your funds and make sure you call me on the below telephone numbers
to confirm if I have received your bank account and your details.

Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side, so you
have to keep this very confidential, as I am ready to assist you get your
funds released into your account. Your prompt response to this mail will
expedite the release of your overdue payment.

Best regard.

Dr. Isa Dagogo
Director Telex and Wire Department
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Federal Republic of Nigeria
WhatsApp: +234-814-704-8347

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