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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- chrisjamesbanker2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: christian james <chrisjamesbanker2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chrisjamesbanker4@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:04:24 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.
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MINISTER OF FINANCE
OFFICE OF STATISTICS & RECORDS
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: S.132. X/FGN/201
Telegrams: FOSR NG 1404
Vol. 4A
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
Attn: Foreign Creditors/ Beneficiaries of Inheritance Claims.
The Government of the Republic of Nigeria has negotiated a Par Bond
Utility Loan from a consortium of International fund providers to be
used to pay the outstanding amounts owed to expatriate contractors.
This loan facility is backed by Federal Securities and is being
managed and administered by the International Arbitration and
Settlement Bank (IASBANK), an independent agent in Nigeria Email:
chrisjamesbanker2@gmail.com
The payment process is protected by two security codes to prevent
payment to wrong person(s). The Office of Records & Statistics will
supply the first code while the paying bank will supply the second
code. The first code will be your activity code and the second code
will be your Payment Routing Number.
Due to complications and fraud that have arisen by the
misrepresentations within the Nigeria Financial Institutions and
Government Agencies, it became necessary to administer payment
directly to beneficiaries through a centralized and secure Independent
Authority overseas to bypass bureaucratic bottlenecks prevalent in the
past payment process. The present arrangement supercedes previous
actions since your fund Allocation Tag has been released today by the
Federal Treasury.
Contact this office for confirmation of your Activity Code as this
information gives you access to the paying bank in Nigeria
It is in your interest to adhere to official directives
Yours in Service,
CHRIS JAMES, (Ksc)
Protocol Officer, Economic Affairs.
Office of Records and Statistics.
Nigeria.
SECURITY ALERT!! This message is CLASSIFIED under Presidential SEAL.
Do not disclose to unauthorized quarters
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