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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: Edward Okeke <mrcleavestevenson83@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edward.okeke1@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:07:39 +0100
Subject: The Truth of The Matter about Payment

Attn

I am Edward Okeke, a computer I.T with the central bank of Nigeria. I
am 26 years old, I just started work with the Central Bank Of Nigeria,
I came across your file which was marked X and your released Disk
painted RED. I took time to study it and found out that you have paid
VIRTUALLY all fees and certificates, but the fund has not been
released to you. The most annoying thing is that they cannot tell you
the truth that

On no account will they ever release the fund to you; instead, they
let you spend
money unnecessarily. I do not intend to work here all the days of my
life; I can release this fund to you if you can certify / assure me of
my security, and how I can run away from this Country called Nigeria
if I do this, because if I don't run away from this Country after I
the transfer to you, I will be seriously be in trouble and my life
will be in danger. Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, you
may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian. I would like to
visit you in your Country to earn a living and get a job there. I hope
you can assist me to get a job there.

The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK
we call it HD120 GIG. I will buy two of it, recopy your information,
destroy the previous one, punch the computer to reflect in your bank
within 48 banking hours. I will clean up the tracer and destroy your
file, after which I will run away from Nigeria to meet with you. If
you are interested.

Do, get in touch with me immediately, You should send to me your
convenient telephone for easy communications and also re-confirm your
banking details, so that there won't be any mistake in transferring
the funds into your nominated bank account. I am waiting for your
response Asap. My Boss is now on his annual leave and i would want us
to conclude this transfer before he returns back to the office.


Regards,
Edward Okeke
Computer I.T
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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