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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 John Aboh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <firstbank387@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:36:21 -0700
Subject: FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

MR JOHN ABOH OF
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
35 Marina P. O. Box 5216,
LAGOS- NIGERIA.


Dear:

This letter is written to you in order to change your life from today.
I am Mr.John Aboh the Director, International Remittance Department of
this Bank, my Boss, Mr. Jacobs M.Ajekigbe, the Managing Director/CEO
of this bank is now on compulsory leave and all power have been vested
on me to make all international payments.
Also, due to reported cases of corrupt practices in other Nigeria
Banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Federal Government
has revoked/cancelled all power vested on those banks and has
appointed our bank (First Bank of
Nigeria) to make all foreign payments.

Be informed that the Federal Government have approved the release of
part-payment of $7.5M(Seven Millon Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) out
of your total funds, which has been in this bank for many years
unclaimed because my boss Mr.
Jacobs Ajekigbe, collaboration with the Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) have refused to tell you the truth on how to claim your
fund this is because he has been using the interest accumulated from
your fund every year to enrich himself without your knowledge.

I want to help you pull out this fund to your bank account using the
easiest and the quickest method, which have not been made known to you
before. By this method, you will open a domiciliary account with this
bank (First Bank of Nigeria), your fund would be lodged into this
domiciliary account and your fund will be paid in directly to any bank
of your choice. After the transfer, you will confirm the fund in your
bank account within 5hours the same day. No Cost of Transfer (COT) and
no stoppage from any Government departments as the transfer will be
done within the bank alone and it is very safe.

The method which was introduced to you before is the Telegraphic
Transfer (TT) for which confirmation was 48hrs, because of the time
factor, petitions could come from arious organizations stopping your
payment and asking you to pay huge fee which would be difficult for
you to pay so that they can benefit from the huge interest your fund
generates while still in the Bank.

This method is not safe for you because it is not done within the bank
alone as information of the payment would be sent to the Central
Control Unit (CCU) of the Federal Ministry of Finance and office of
the Accountant General of the Federation.

As a good Christian, I have nothing to gain by keeping your fund, I
want to assist you receive your fund before my boss resumes office.
You have to follow up and work with me now, so keep this very
confidential because of fraudsters and impostors who go about
presenting various bank accounts in order to divert another
beneficiary's fund.

your present/valid account co-ordinates and amount to be claimed so
that I do not transfer your fund to the wrong Bank Account Awaiting
your quick response.


Yours truly,
Mr. John Aboh

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