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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: Bank Central <contractfilescbn@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:19:07 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Attention: Accredited Contractor,


OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa way
Central Business District
Cadastral Zone Abuja Nigeria
Phone/Fax: +234 70 8653 1798
 
 
 
 
Attention: Accredited Contractor,
Normalization of all beneficiaries account has become inevitable based on the instruction of  the President and commander in Chief of Nigerian Arm Forces Dr Good luck Ebele Jonathan.
From the record we have through our direct data control system we found out that the reason why you have not receive your payment all this while is that the past corrupt administration of Prof Charles Solude the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor tempered with your payment file by having your name included with the names of contractors that has receive their full contract payment making this Apex Bank to ignore all your effort so far to redeem your payment.
 
In fact out of ignorance the Central Bank of Nigeria legal dept  handed to the FBI some  names of contractors whom we felt where making double claiming of their contract payment  without knowing that truly that they have not receive their payment actually.
 
Recently the arrest of Dr Elvis Harris of 8667 Lake Murray Blvd,Unit #17,San Diego  California United States of America  whom our legal dept reported to the FBI exposed the  corrupt antics of the former Governor Dr Charles Soludo,Dr Elvis Harris was arrested by the  FBI Agent and was arraigned in the local court in California for the fraudulent claim of  already paid contract funds, but on investigation we the Central Bank of Nigeria and the FBI  found out that really Dr Elvis has not receive his contract payment, that Prof Charles  Soludo included his name as a paid contractor just to deceive the Government of Nigeria and  thereby divert the funds for his personal use.
 
Now Dr Soludo is on the run, based on this development the President Federal Republic of  Nigeria Dr Good Luck Jonathan ordered the immediate validation of all contract files to  ascertain truly the true number of contractors that has receive their payment as stipulated  here with our record that the former Governor left behind and to know the actual number of  unpaid contractor for immediate payment of their over due contract funds to the violation of  the United Nations policy on foreign contract payment.
So you are advice to reply to this email if truly you have not receive your payment, and you  are requested to fill and return this form to my office via email attachment before 48 hours  upon the receipt of this email.
You are to return this form with only $55 been the fee for the authentication of your  payment file to enable my office to pass a payment advice in your favor to our Foreign  Remittance Unit for immediate remittance of your funds without further delay.
The over delay of your payment has warranted the authentication of your payment file  because some documents needed to be authenticated before it can become acceptable again.
Get back to me for the instruction on how to send the fee.
 
Lamido Sanusi Lamido
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBN)



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