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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: CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL <centraban1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centrabankofbrazilpaymentcente@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 06:15:23 -0800
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT with Seventeen Million
United States Dollars Only


CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL
HEAD OFFICE
Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100
Torre Olavo Setubal, Parque Jabaquara, São Paulo - SP
PHONE:55-11-5091122 ,55-11-5091888
website:http://www.bcb.gov.br/?english

Attention beneficiary

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT with Seventeen Million
United States Dollars Only

This is to notify you about the status of your fund presently in my desk.
After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance/ Award file which The
British government london forwarded us to see to your immediate payment.

>From our findings you have been going through hard ways trying to see to
the release of your Fund. British government london has approved for you
part payment of Seventeen Million United States Dollars Only
($17,000,000.00) which has been delayed. We advice that you stop further
communication with any Correspondence from london. International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has given us CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL to effect your
payment

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Certificate from high court of São Paulo BRAZIL, which we are not asking
you to pay the fee to us here in CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL OUR Government in
conjunction with International Monetary Fund has paid us for
handling/processing of your Payment with other customers. We will help you
to see that you obtain the mandatory NON-RESIDENT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE so
that our bank will effect the transfer of your inheritance fund of ($17
000, 000.00) into your designated bank account. If you follow up our
directives your fund will reflect in your account within five working Bank
days from the day you obtain this form. Do not go through anybody again but
through this CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL if you really want your fund

1. Full Names: ------------------------------ ---
2. Residential Address: ------------------------
3. Phone Number: ------------------------------ -
4. Fax Number: ------------------------------ ---
5. Occupation: ------------------------------ ---
6. Sex: ------------------------------ ----------
7. Age: ------------------------------ ----------
8. Nationality: ------------------------------ --

Please the above information shall be forwarded to this email address: (
centrabankofbrazilpaymentcente@gmail.com) for immediate attention.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Alexandre Tombini
Head, Private Banking Section.

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