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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: "Prof.charles soludo"<paymentoffice775@myway.com>
Reply-To: cbncharles77@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 06:27:33 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Attention:Treat as urgent


FROM DESK OF: PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO,GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.{OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR}ATTN: BENEFICIARY I am contacting you through E-mail to the urgency on your approved payment. However, we have on this day of 1st Jan, 2007 received a payment credit instruction from the Federal Government of Nigeria to credit your account with your full contract payment funds approved from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank.As a result of this, your funds have been programmed for immediate release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds directly to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by Diplomatic Courier Service. Perharp,the presidency has directed that all foreign payments at this time that involve huge sums of money should be paid by diplomatic courier services as measure to check terrorist account operation and to be able to monitor every payment
this time around. In line with this latext development, your part payment of USD$25,500,000.00 contract sum has been approved in your favour to be convey in a consignment boxes by diplomatic agent to your doorstep immediately. Based on that every arrangement regarding your cash payment through diplomatic services have been finalised here and your funds have been package in a consignment box for delivery to your doorstep. The Diplomatic Agent will have to move down to your Country for the deliver of your consignment to your doorstep and he will contact you via phone call as soon as they arrive in your country. All you will have to do is to help the diplomatic agent in obtaining a certificate Covering the consignment which is called Yellow Tag Paper Certificate so that the customs and immigration will not stop them in Airport when they arrive in your country.You are advice to follow the rules and regulation of the diplomats for easy collection of the consignment as soon as
they arrive in your country for some security reason. Note that as soon as the diplomatic agent obtain the needed certificate they will have your consignment package deliver to your door step immediately.The diplomatic agent will be on transit to Canada before moving to your country on their diplomatic travel route this week. You are been advised to send your direct mobile phone and your home address immediately to me so as to enable diplomatic agent call you via telephone immediately they arrived in your country.Direct Telephone Number +234-805-346-2422. All response should be directed to cbnprofcharles77@yahoo.comYours SincerelyPROFFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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