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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: cbnbank12000@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:39:08 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS
CONTRACT ME ON cbnbankinginfo@terra.com.mx

ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEST OF KIN
FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.
IN OUR RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
TO RELEASE AND PAY ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I

THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF
YOUR FOURTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD42,000,000.00)
CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK DRAFT.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT
ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY LIKE

THIS SHOULD BE PAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST
ACCOUNT OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT. IN LINE WITH
THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT. A DRAFT PAYMENT
COVERING YOUR (USD42,000,000) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR
TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFSHORE ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND
EUROPE.

AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR.MRS GRACE
IBEH Secretary Foreign affairs/ Information Dept. Central Bank of Nigeria
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF. CONTACT
cbn_banking_grace@yahoo.com SECURITYNO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION
PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON EMAIL ADDRESs: AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU
WOULD LIKE THE DRAFT TO BE
SENT TO. AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS, ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A
PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE.
BE WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE UNNECESSARY
DELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE
ALLYOUR PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.




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