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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: "Charles.C Soludo" <prof_charls_csoludo@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:46:24 +0000
Subject: CBN INTERVENTION ON YOUR UNCLAIMED INHERITED FUND

CBN INTERVENTION ON YOUR UNCLAIMED INHERITED FUND

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed your claim of an inherited
fund of your late relative, Following this we have approved a part payment
of
this fund, which have been overdue for payment and we are going to include
your accrued interest in our next payment to you after you have claimed this
successfully.

You have to know that the CBN has retrieved all unclaimed funds from
offshore/onshore Banks, after the meeting held with President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR) over the delayed
payment to rightful claimants like you to receive your fund.
The CBN have up hold all inherited fund retrieved from various banks to
ensure successful payment to all Bone-fie beneficiary.
Your name is among 5 BENEFICIARY who has been approved to be issued a
certified bank draft for payment of $2.5m (Two million five hundred thousand
dollars) inheritance fund. This is made possible to check the accesses of
these banks to stop them from converting some unclaimed funds, to making up
their N=25Billion (Twenty five billion)Capital base that was Mandated to
them by my office or lose
their operating license.
Therefore, we have received all this unclaimed funds to be paid to the
approved beneficiary.

We are hereby warning all monetary inheritance/beneficiary, who in the past
have patronized fraudsters in an attempt in receiving their fund illegally,
which led to a great disappointment.Bear in mind that there's no diplomatic
payment of fund or wire transfer this time, This was instructed by the
President to stop scam,
all payment shall be transfer directly to you by certified BANK DRAFT.

You are advised to desist from seeking help outside my office in respect to
this new plan by CBN, till you receive your Draft.

Meanwhile, for an immediate receiving of your approved part payment
Certified Draft of US$2.5Million, you are hereby advice to reconfirm
your
contact address information's of your contract/inheritance if still valid
with your telephone Number/Fax to avoid wrong sending of this draft.

Importantly, contact The Central Bank of Nigerian Governor directly:

PROF.CHARLES C.SOLUDO, on tell:
+234-802-319-1167,234-1-812-2594,FAX:234-9-272-1902.
email:(prof_charls_csoludo@msn.com) For immediate instruction on receiving
this draft, this will enable us to ascertain and verify a bona-fide
inheritance claimant.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has put a new law to stop fraudulent
practices.

You are needed to respond urgently to enable us send you the Original
payment draft, you are given 10 official working days to respond to this
massage.

Yours Faithfully.

Dr.Mike Okoye
P.R.O/CBN





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