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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo" <cbn_directors3_1960@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:21:32 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

         
     FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
                     
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
                      TINUBU  SQUARE  VICTORIA
                      ISLAND LAGOS  NIGERIA            
                        [OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
 
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
Phone 2348027069255 
Fax: +234-1-7591891
Email payoffice1960@yahoo.com
 
 
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
 
Dear Sir
we apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name and company is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that
from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is USD$20.5Millions Dallars,
 
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings .
 
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession , age and marital status.
5)Working I’d/Int'l passport.
 
As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank for confirmation. Get back to me immedaitely. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to contractors,I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.kindly reply with this e-mail address, payoffice1960@yahoo.com 
 ,for more clarification and for immediate transfer of your funds or call me on my direct cell phone 234-802-706-9255.
 
YOURS SINCERELY,

 
                                              
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
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