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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: NDIC <robertnellychambers@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ndicngorg@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:06:21 -0700
Subject: Your contract/inheritance payment.

NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Mamman Kontagora House 23A,
Marina Street.
P. M. B. 12881-Lagos
Tel: 234-1-476365

Attn: Beneficiary,

Based on the another meeting held on the 21/11/2022 by the
Presidency Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria CBN,
Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation NDIC, Federal Ministry of
Finance FMF and the International Monetary Fund IMF.

We have been instructed to contact all beneficiaries of
contract/inheritance, to communicate with the central bank (CBN) for
the transfer of the approved USD10.5M. You are required to sign your
fund release order documents which will facilitate the transfer of
your approved fund to any bank account information that you may
provide.

You are advised to reconfirm to the bank, your full name and address,
a copy of ID, your telephone and fax numbers, the amount you are
expecting to be transferred if it more than the approved, and the full
bank account information where you want the fund transferred.

However, it is very urgent that you contact below person in the CBN,
with all the requested information.

Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi (Board Member)
Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate.
Direct telephone number +234 813 832 9428
Email: cenbkng@financier.com

He will further inform you on the signing of your fund release order
document for the transfer of your funds.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. C. O. Onwumere,
Director, Claims Resolution

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