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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" <foreignpaymentunit@centbankorg.com>
Reply-To: prfcharlessoludo05@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:59:11 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

                                              

           CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
         TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
                        LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEL: +234-1-433-7615, Fax: +234-1-759-6105
EMAIL: foreignpaymentunit@centbankorg.com
DATE: 23RD SEPTEMBER 2005
 
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

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 you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Firstly, I plead
on behalf of the federal republic of Nigeria for any inconvenience as a
result of delay in transaction. Be advised that because of two many
contractors due for payment, you will be entitled to receive the sum of
US$20, 000,000, (Twenty Million United States Dollars Only),so as to
enable us pay other contractors, be assured that this transaction is 100%
hitch free and my promise is that you will receive your balance later.

Kindly re-confirm the following information as stated below:

1) Your full name and address
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital Status.

Upon the reconfirmation of the above information, your payment will be
released to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated
bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria.


Yours sincerely, 

Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)

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