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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: Kingsley Obiora <ceccentbnggrr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centbbknng@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:49:51 -0700
Subject: RESPONSE

--
DEAR SIR / MADAM

MY NAME IS DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.I
DECIDED TO FIND CONFIDENTIAL COOPERATION WITH YOU TO COMPLETE A
TRANSACTION FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. I HOPE YOU KEEP IT A SECRET TO THE
NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING OUR AUDIT LAST MONTH, I DISCOVERED
AN UNCLAIMED FUND TOTALING $ $26.1 BY ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS BY NAME
PITT GUILLORY A MALE CITIZEN OF UNITED STATE OF AMERICA WHO
UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
THE MONEY IS STILL IN THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF THE BANK.

NOW OUR BANK HAS BEEN WAITING FOR ONE OF THE RELATIVES TO COME FOR
CLAIMS, BUT NO ONE DID. NOW I SINCERELY ASK FOR YOUR CONSENT TO
INTRODUCE YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN SO THAT WILL OF THE DECEASED, THE
INCOME FROM THIS ACCOUNT IS ESTIMATED AT $26.1 MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS GOVERNMENT DOLLARS} CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND WE WILL SHARE THEM
IN THIS PERCENTAGE RATIO, 60% TO ME AND 40% TO YOU.

ALL I ASK IS YOUR UTMOST SINCERE COOPERATION; TRUST AND

MAXIMUM CONFIDENTIALITY SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THIS PROJECT. I CAREFULLY
MAPPED OUT MORALITY TO EXECUTE THIS TRANSACTION LEGALLY IN AGREEMENT
TO PROTECT YOU FROM ANY VIOLATION OF THE LAW AS IN YOUR COUNTRY AND
HERE IN MY COUNTRY WHEN THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL NEED TO PROVIDE ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE ASKED TO
INDICATE THAT YOU ARE THE LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF THIS INHERITANCE, AND
OUR BANK WILL RETURN THE FUNDS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL DELAY.

AFTER CONSIDERING AND ACCEPTING THIS PROPOSAL, KINDLY FOWARD YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS AND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED AND
TRANSFER THESE FUNDS TO THE BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY. I KNOW A LOT
ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THIS FUND AND THE SECRETS SURROUNDING THAT
MONEY.

REGARDS
DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTORATE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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