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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: "Cbn Payment" <info@cbnheadquarters.com>
Reply-To: jveroson217@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:34:39 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO

D/L: 234 806 090 8895

Our ref: CBN/CPN9/04

Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503

Attention: contractor,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name and company is on the list
major contractors who have not received their payments for the
Federal Plateau Project.I wish to inform you that your payment is
being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond
to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your
outstanding contract payment is $14.7million USD (fourteen Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).Please re-confirm to
me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also
re-confirm to me the followings via this email

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession , age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment
will be made to you in a certified bank draft from Central Bank of
Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank
for confirmation. You must call me on my direct number as soon as you
receive this mail for a serious discussion with me and also get back
to me immedaitely via the above E-mail. As a result of the on-going
drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to
contractors,

I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as
possible.

Faithfully,

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria


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