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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: "Charles Soludo" <charlessoludo@cbnpaymentofficeworld.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:13:08 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
Attn: Contractor,
During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) it was discovered from the records of outstanding
foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria
in
the year 2005 that your name and company is next on the list of those who
will received their fund.
I wish to officially notify 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 our file, your outstanding contract payment is
USD $14.7 Million dollars (Fourteen million seven hundred thousand United
States Dollars). Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you
have in your record and
also re-confirm the information below to enable this office proceed and
finalize your fund remittance without further delays.
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be
made available to you via an international certified bank draft, which will
be delivered to your doorstep for your confirmation. Get back to me on this
e-mail address
Best regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Website: www.cenbank.org
NOTE-ALL DETAILS NEEDED MUST BE FORWARDED TO:


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