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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "charles soludo" <profc_soludo_cbn2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: profc_soludo_cbn2007@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:16:46 +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.
EMAIL: profc_soludo_cbn2007@yahoo.com
DATE: 11th DEC., 2005
 
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
 
ATTN:  MY DEAREST FRIEND,
 
                      IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
 
I am here in acknowledgement and reconfirmation of your personal details and your email in swift response in regards to your contract payments of Thirty Seven Million, Three Hundred United States dollars (37.3Mm)forwarded to my humble office from the federal government of Nigeria revenue office for immediate payment. I am prof.charles c.soludo. The executive governor central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).
 
Firstly, I plead on behalf of my country and the Central Bank of Nigeria for not contacting you all this while as regards your contract payment, which I know by now, must have cost you some inconvineincy, I am promising You on behalf of the central bank of Nigeria that this will not repeat itself any more.
 
However, from the records of outstanding contractors and inheritance funds 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 can not vividly explain how this payment was generated or accrued to you, but I was informed before I resumed my humble office in the month of may 2004 that a contract with the federal government was executed in your favour by a foreign contractor, who at the point of execution did not receive his payments. Coupled with the fact that the computer departments of the central bank was burnt down months ago before the inception of my humble office.
 
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. 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 ontractors, 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.
 
Best Regards,
 
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive governor, Central bank of Nigeria (CBN)
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