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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: REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT <customercaredepartment256@gmail.com>
Reply-To: remittancec46@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 16:30:33 +0100
Subject: RE:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND

CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
INT'L REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
CADASTRAL ZONE, ABUJA F.C.T
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/23

Attention: ...................

RE:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND

This is to notify you that your over due entitlement fund has been
gazette to be released to you after the summit meeting held at the
Federal Government capital territory (Abuja) in which an indoor
meetings were held between my government, International Monetary Fund
(IMF), World Bank Auditors,representatives of the European Union,
Asian and American Congress respectively concerning the debts owed to
foreigners.

It was agreed that all the beneficiaries under the category “A” will
receive their funds as approved and endorsed by all the parties
present in the summit. Be informed that your name was stipulated under
the category “A” awaiting the receipt of his payment

therefore; you are advised as a matter of urgency, to reconfirm the
following details:

YOUR FULL NAMES:

CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBERS(S):

MOBILE PHONE and AGE:

AMOUNT INVOLVED:

Note that if you have received this message by (electronic email
sending error) to your system, kindly help us by informing us to
enable us sort this out as my office has been instructed by the
Presidency to take the issues of the release of all payment owed to
foreign beneficiaries upon herself in order to sanitize the image of
this country as the present government will be handing over power to
the new upcoming government will not want to leave without the
settlement of all debts as agreed / endorsed by the parties involved.

It will interest you to know that as soon as we receive the above
details, we will commence with all needed necessary procedures and
issue all payments details to you, in other to approve the release of
your long over due entitlement fund, as our government wants to
rebuild confidence in International Cooperation and International
Financial system after disastrous economic policies that contributed
to great depression in the 1930s and to 2nd World War. I want you to
understand that this arrangement supersedes all the previous
arrangements given to you.

Nevertheless, if we do not hear from you within the next seven (7)
working days from today, it shall attract indefinite postponement of
your payment and my government will not be blamed for such action, any
question should be directed to this office.

The federal government is sorry for any inconvenience the delay in
releasing your entitlement fund must have caused you as a result of
unprofessional services rendered by the banking and financial
institutes and that is our aim of objective.

Congratulations!!!!!!

Truly yours,

FRANK OBI
INT'L REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.(CBN)

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