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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: "INFO CBN" <infocbn4@pravda.ru>
Reply-To: mrsveronica.infocbn@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:53:35 -0700
Subject: YOUR FUND IN CBN


*Attn:My Dear,

I know that you might be surprise on this mail, but I am telling you
the truth. I know that it is against my official duty to release
confidential issue like this to an outsider. There is nothing I can do
to help you beside this; I am taking this bold step because of my
belief as a Christian.

What I want to tell you is about your fund with the Federal Government
of Nigeria, there are a lot forces working against you right from the
last CBN Governor Chief Joseph Sanusi and the current Governor Prof
Charles Soludo,they have been frustrating you by demanding upfront
payment from you constantly, If I tell you that they are using all
these money you sent to them to work against you, you might not
believe it. But it is reality.

There is a way I can assist you get your fund without you paying any
charges to get your fund, it is risk but one have to take it, I have
assisted one woman from Mexico with it, it worked out though her fund
was US$2.5m. What you have to do is to open another bank account any
where, if you can open it in another place, it will be nice, but what
you have to bear in mind is that you have to retransfer the fund to
another account immediately you confirmed it in your account, I know
why I want it this way.

If you want me to go ahead, let me know as soon as you get this mail,
if I make the transfer on this week, it might be next year January
that they will find out and by then, you have retransferred the fund
into another account.

Get back to me as soon as you get this mail so that I will be in
better position to know what to do.

Dr.Mrs. Veronica Amadi
KTT Dept CBN.*

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