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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" <ccsoludo01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:37:17 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO.
PLOT 22, A LANE,CBN ESTATE,
ABUJA-NIGERIA.
E- MAIL:ccsoludo1@yahoo.com
Attn: SIR,
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with
the federal government of Nigeria your name and company was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who
have not received their payments. I wish to inform youthat your
payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you
respond to this letter.Also note that from my record in my file
your outstanding contract payment is US$9.2 million dollars(Nine
million Two 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.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company name,position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this informations are received, 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 and confirm it.

Get back to me on this address:
ccsoludo1@yahoo.com
Professor Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria.


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