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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: "Dr John Favour" <drjohnfavour@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drjohnfavourcbn2@yahoo.dk
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:08:53 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED
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 OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
Date: FEB 12, 2007.

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

Attn Honorable Contractor,

We apologies, for the delay of your contract part payment and all the
nconveniences 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 apologizes once again.

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name and address 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
deliver to your door step as soon as you respond to this letter.

Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract
payment is EURO65.7 Millions DOLLARS but what we are going to pay you
now is 10.million DOLLARS the rest of your money will be pay to you in
next four months.

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the following.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your bank draft
will be deliver to you through diplomatic means in your country from
Central Bank of Nigeria, Get back to me immediately.

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 for more clarification and for immediate delivery of
your bank draft to your door step.

YOURS SINCERELY,

DR JOHN FAVOUR
CASHIER, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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