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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: "Cbn Accountant General" <cbnaccgen@excite.com>
Reply-To: cbnaccgen@mail.md
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:36:49 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Fund Approval Letter Urgent




FROM THE DEST OF ACCOUNTANT GENERALCENTRACT BANK OF NIGERIAFUND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTOF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAAttention :Congratulations, It is my pleassure to congratulate and inform you about the payment order passed to me by the president of federal republic of Nigeria (OLUSEGUN OBASANJO) which your name appeared as one of the contractors that will get their fund transfered by Mr Partrick Agu at this last stage of payment approved by the the president.Your contract fund is ready now based on the payment order from the president passed to my office and i have signed the payment order as the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.Please do stop in contact with any office or personality claiming to pay you your contract fund and contact The CBN International Payment Telex Room (Mr Partrick Agu), email: ptroom@mail.md because he is the only person / Office alleged to transfer your fund to you.Do contact him and reconfirm your contract
information to him so as to enable him transfer your fund without any further delay as directed by the president and signed by me as the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF CBN. Here is his contact information CBN International Payment Telex Room (Mr Partrick Agu) email: ptroom@mail.md do contact him for your payment immediately you receive this email as there is no time on our side now.I the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL CBN (Central Bank Of Nigeria) is contacting you now based on the instruction from the presidency that we should pay you the fund with immediate effect through the payment order he passed to us few days ago .For your information the president (GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBASANJO) has waved away all the fee that you are suppose to pay before you recieve your contract fund, but the only fee that can not be waved away by him is TRANSFER PROCESSING FEE OF $450. But the TRANSFER PROCESSING FEE OF $450 is under probality because if you can come over to process your fund by your self in the
office of the CBN International Payment Telex Room (Mr Partrick Agu) that means you dont need to pay any fee to any body in other to get your fund transfered.If any body should ask you for fee while you can come over and process the fund report the person to me immediately. Do contact him as i have directed and get your fund transfered as soon as possible.Therefore contact DIRECTOR CBN International Payment Telex Room (MrPartrick Agu)with his email: ptroom@mail.md , reconfirm your contract details to him and pay to him the sum of $450 usd for your PROCESSING FEE, I repeat do not pay any other fee accept this processing fee, if you do it is at your own risk.That fee is the only fee you will pay in other to get your fund transfered to you. As soon as you get this email please do contact DIRECTOR CBN International Payment Telex Room (Mr Partrick Agu) with his email above for the transfer of your fund.As soon as you contact him and pay to him the processing fee just be res!
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assured that your fund will be transfered to your account immediately. ACCOUNT GENERALCENTRACT BANK OF NIGERIAEMAIL: cbnaccgen@mail.md

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