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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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Fraud email example:

From: infopaymentoffice@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:06:50 +0100
Subject: On your payments

PAYMENT OFFICE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INDEPENDENT HOUSE
ABUJA-NIGERIA
web:http://centralbankofnigeria.com
Email:infocbnoffice@mail2banker.com

ATTN,


Your Long overdue Payment.

I saw your name ( in the Central Bank of Nigeria's computer) among the
listof individuals and companies that the Central Bank of Nigeria had
been owing for long.According to the information retrieved from the
computer, you are owed the sum of eighteen million five hundred
thousand U.S Dollars.I am presently processing your payment and would
like you to furnish me with the following details:

(1) Your current physical address. This is to enable me to send your
cheque as soon as it is ready.
(2) The name that your cheque will bear.
(3) Your telephone number. This is for voice communication .

Once again , I apologize to you on behalf of the Central Bank of
Nigeria for our failure to pay your funds, which according to records
in
the system had been long overdue. Send the requested information by
email
to this address:infocbnoffice@mail2banker.com

Yours faithfully,

Igor Chukwuma (Payment Officer)



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