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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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Fraud email example:

From: cenbankmarinalagos@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:39:11 -0800
Subject: HON. CONTRACTOR.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(INT'L REMITTANCE/ CREDIT DEPT.)
TINIBU -LAGOS NIGERIA.

Our Ref: FGN/CBN/IRD/005
Swift Tranfer Code:50-40-99/05

Attn: HON. CONTRACTOR.

Dear sir,
RE: APPROVED QUARTERLY CONTRACT PAYMENT OF $10 MILLIONS
========================================================
I am directed by his excellency,(Chief/Prof. C. Soludo)the executive
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria to update you with latest development

regarding your approved part-payment of your contract payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, as you are a ware through INTER-MEMO
MONETARY POLICY CIRCULARS that was Dispatched to all credited cleared
contractors well stated that the decision of Presidential/ and the house

of Senate adopted decision, to pay all credited/cleared foreign contractors

by instalmentally every quarter, you will recall that the sum of Five
Million United State Dollars Only (US$5,000,000.00) was paid into your
nominated bank account in the First quarter as we have its recorded
here with release Code No: SPV/FGN/OXO/8818 as you requested, dully signed

and approved by the former governor, Chief Sanusi himself. But through
our term of investigations, we discovered that the money was diverted
and credited into fraudulent bank accounts.

IN THE NOTE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HEREBY WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT
YOUR NEXT INSTALMENTAL PAYMENT OF $10 MILLIONS HAS FINALLY BEEN
APPROVED BY KTT CALL CENTERS IN ANY OF THESE COUNTRIES,AMERICA AND U.K,

AFTER SERIES OF VERIFICATION WITH ALL OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED
TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH THE WRONG PERSON AS THE CASE OF
FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF $5 MILLIONS THAT WAS DIVERTED INTO FRAUDULENT

BANK WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGED.

NOTE: I want you to understand that the government decision to pay you
by this method is for your best interests and safety too. You are aware
OF
all what you have been going THROUGH in the past regarding your payment,fake

claims,Change of your accounts and several petitions against you
,falsely collected money from you for one reasons or other.
After much consultation and delibratation on these difficulties, coupled

with complaints of many contractors like you, the presidency
and house of senate finally,decided and adopted that the money
recovered from corrupts government officials kept as foreigh reserved will
be
used to settles some cleared contractors like you by KTT payment either
through
AMERICA or England, depending where is suitable for your payment.
I urge you to tell which of the countries you prefer to go for your
payment next week so that I can prepare your schedule payment voucher
this week.
Send me your direct phone numbers and the photo-copy of your international

passport for identification purpose on arrival.Also,

Re-confirm your contract and Banking particulars to compare with what we
have here in
your file to avoid wrong payment.
Yours faithfully,
Mr H. Rubadu.
For,(Director/sec,office of the Governor)
Central Bank of Nigeria. (CBN)
Cc: Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
Cc: Office of the President


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