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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: "Charles Soludo" <cbn_govt872503@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:35:58 -0700
Subject: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS
CONTRACT MEMO


ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,

LAST QUARTER PAYMENTNOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE
TO INSTRUCTION FROM THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TORELEASE AND PAY
ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOURFOURTY TWO
MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD42,000,000,000.00) CONTRACTPAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED
BANK DRAFT.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT
ALLFOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY 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,.00) CONTRACT SUM HAS
BEEN
RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFF SHORE
ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND
EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR.
MRS.JOY OGE .INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF. CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL: mrs_joyoge@yahoo.com

SECURITYNO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON EMAIL
ADDRES AND FORWARD
YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF 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 UNNECESSARYDELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE
LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS
AND
CONTACTS HAVE FAILED YOU.ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.

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



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