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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: "OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directorforeignexchange@live.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:40:57 +0100
Subject: YOUR PART- PAYMENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE
GARKI ABUJA.NIGERIA
 
Our Ref: FGN/CFCR/SH-VOL.04/2011
 
 
Attention: Beneficiary
 
                                                                                YOUR CONTRACT PART-PAYMENT
 
 
Happy New Year, I wish to congratulate you for the made progression, I have been informed by his Excellency Governor Central Bank of Nigeria that your contract fund  part-payment of USD10.5M, (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)  has been effected since 24th November, 2010, though it's quite discourages to me that non-concern to notify me since then,
 
 
I hope you know that it is my effort that made it possible for the payment of your fund because I have not relented all this while since I was appointed by the Nigerian State of House of Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria,  to make the appropriation for the payment of Beneficiary, hence including your file.
 
 
Kindly confirm this mail receipt and diligently supply me your opinion.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
 
Mr. Frank Chukwu
Director Foreign Remittance {CBN}
CALL +2348053805604
 

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