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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: "Tunde Lemo" <tunde_lemo78@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tunde_lemo1978@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:21:45 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT



FROM: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCY/ TELEX DEPARTMENT.
DEAR SIR/MADAM

CONPLIMENT OF THE SEASONS>RE: LETTER OF ENQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.
WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY FROM LEBANON by this
name MR AUDu
MOHAMMED AND SOME NIGERIA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.
YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 10.00 AM NIGERIA TIME, MR AUDU MOHAMMED AND YOUR NIGERIAN
REPRESENTATIVE WALKED INTO THE BANK SAYING THAT YOU HAVE SENT THEM TO CHANGE
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND PUT CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF OF YOUR CONTRACT SUM. I
INITIALLY
INSTRUCTED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO THEM AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN
THEIR FILE WAS CHECKED ALL THE OBLIGATORY DOCUMENTS WAS INTACT, BUT ON CROSS
CHECKING
OF YOUR OWN FILE WITH US WE FOUND SOME MANIPULATION IN THEIR FILE IT WAS
THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER PRESENTED WAs DIFFERENT
FROM
YOURS AND THE BENEFICARY OF THE ACCOUNT THE BROUGHT IS CHANGORI AND
CHANGORI
WHICH MADE US TO SUSPECT THEM.
INVIEW OF THIS, YOU NEED TO RECONFIRM INFORMATION BELOW TO ASCERTAIN
IF THE
CONTRACT INFORMATIONS ARE CORRECT OR NOT, ALSO RECONFIRM YOUR BANKING
INFORMATION
TO US TO AVOID MISTAKE IN TRANSFER.
1) CONTRACT NUMBER: NNPC/KADREF/00453/PED-1998
2) CONTRACT AMOUNT: $28.4M
AS SOON AS YOU RECONFIRM ABOVE INFORMATION TO US, WE WILL NOT HESITATE
TO
TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT SUM INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AS WE HAVE
BEEN
GIVEN A MANDATE BY THE PRESIDENCY TO RELEASE ALL CONTRACTORS FUND
UNDER 72HOURS
PENDING THE TIME HE/SHE COMPLIES TO THIS NOTICE.
ACCORDING TO OUR ATTORNEY, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO
FORWARD
A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM YOU, INFORMING THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN)
OF THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER UNTIL THIS MOMENT WE NEVER SEE THEM,
COULD
YOU PLEASE TELL THIS BANK IF YOU WERE THE PERSON SENT THIS TWO GENTLE
MAN
FOR THIS MISSION.
WE HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT YOU AND ASCERTAIN THE TRUE
POSITION
IN OTHER TO AVOID REMITTING THESE FUNDS INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT. COULD
YOU PLEASE
>CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED THROUGH THE EMAIL,, TO CONFIRM THIS MATTERS
BEFORE
WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION, BUT IF THEY ARE FROM YOU, KINDLY GIVE
THEM
THE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE CONTRACT FUNDS INTO
THE BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA (BBV) URB.
JARDINES DEL PUERTO-LOCAL 8,E-29600
PUERTO JOSE BANUS, MARBELLA - SPAIN
PLEASE NOTE, BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE PRESIDENCY IN LINE WITH THE
ENABLING
DECREE OF 512? A, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE RELEVANT BODIES; THE
CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERI (CBN), THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC)
AND
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL
OVERDUE
CONTRACT PAYMENTS BE RELEASED THIS QUARTER IN ABSOLUTE COMPLIANCE TO
THE
I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TO OUR FOREIGN
CAPITAL
DEBTS.
BASED ON THIS, THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENCY TO
HANDLE
ALL PAYMENTS DUE TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE
DISREGARD ANY
CORRESPONDENCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR MAY COME TO YOU FROM ANY OTHER
DEPARTMENT.
PLEASE ASSIST US TO EXPEDITE ACTION AND REACH ME IMMEDIATELY AS YOU
RECEIVE
THIS MAIL NOW. I AM IN THE OFFICE WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
ALSO FORWARD YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHERE THIS BANK WILL REACH YOU
AS
SOON AS YOUR PAYMENT IS EFFECTED.
ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.TUNDE LEMO.
FOR: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
DIRECTOR FOR TELEX DEPT


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