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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: charles soludo <soludo_118@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:15:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONCE.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.


LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR



YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2005. WORD CODE # (601)



ATTN: JUSTIN THYME,


YOUR EMAIL WAS WELL RECEIVED AND THE CONTENT WAS NOTED, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE OPEND A FILE FOR YOU WITH THE WIRE TRANSFERR DEPARTMENT.


I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A WORD CODE # WHICH I USE WHEN EVER I WANT TO WRITE YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW WHO IS WHO IN THIS ISSUE.


DO NOT ACT LIKE SOME ONE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT A WORD CODE # MEANS, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, ANY EMAIL OR CALL WITH-OUT THE WORD CODE # (601) DISREGARD IT, AGAIN DO NOT REPLY TO ANY EMAIL WHICH COMES WITH OUT YOUR REF # AND THE WORD CODE # FOR SECURITY REASONS.



TO THAT EFFCET I WILL WANT YOU TO COMPLY WITH ONE OF THESE METHOD OF GETTING YOUR FUND IN TIME.



(1) DELIVERY OF YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT TO YOUR DOORSTEP, BY THE CENTRAL BANK DELIVERY COMPANY, WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO YOUR BANK TO CONFIRM IT .



(2) BY WIRE TRANSFER, FROM OUR BANK HERE TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD,HOWEVER IF YOUR CHIOCE IS TO HAVE IT BY TRANSFER THAN YOU WILL HAVE TO PROVID ME WITH YOUR BANKING DETAILS WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE REMITED TO AS URGENCY REQUIRED.





I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR TO YOU THAT THE CENTRAL BANK WILL NOT PAY THE FEES ON YOUR BEHALF, BECAUSE IT IS YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE ON THE PAYMENT DETAILS ATTACH TO FILE FOR APROVAL, SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE YOUR FUND SUCCESSFULLY, AND THE FEES CAN NOT BE REMOVE FROM YOUR CONTRACT FUND (NOTE THAT).



I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU REGARDING THE VERY METHOED YOU WANT TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND I WILL BE HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE REQUIREMENT, BUT FIRST YOU WILL HAVE TO FORWARD TO ME THE DETAILS OF WHICH WAY YOU WILL LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND, SO THAT I CAN UPDATE ME RECORD.



GET BACK TO ME AS URGENCY REQUIRED YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY DIRECT LINE ANY TIME: +234-8034032405



WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS URGENCY REQUIRED.



THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.



REGARDS,



PROF: CHARLES SOLUDO.

(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)

D/L:+234-8034032405




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