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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: "morgan ibe" <morganibe886@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:24:59 -0700
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
Website- www.cenbank.org
TEL:234-8037422535.

DEAR SIR/MADAM

MY NAME IS MR. MORGAN IBE, THE MANAGER CREDIT OF FOREIGN BILLS OF CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA. I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR OF OUR APEX
BANK WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2005/CBN/T WHO DIED IN THE TSUNAMI DISASTER,
SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CONTRACTOR, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD$ 12.M, (TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
HAS BEEN WITH OUR APEX BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE BANKING ETHICS
HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR A LONG TIME, BECUASE AFTER TWO
YEARS THE ACCOUNT WILL BE DECLARED DORMANT AND THE MONEY FORFEITED TO THE
BANK IN VIEW OF THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER
WAS A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED TO REWARD YOU OF GOOD PERCENTAGE AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF
PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTING MY
SHARE OF THE FUND.THERFORE TO FACILITE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION
TO THE DECEASED INDICATING:

YOUR BANK NAME,
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,
YOUR PRVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER,

FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED UPON
THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION
AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS 100% HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTIAN ANY FEAR AS
THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER .

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER ON THE
ABOVE OFFICIAL EMAIL , TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOURS RESPECTFULL
MR. MORGAN IBE .
INTL REMITTANCE DEPT.
www.cenbank.org



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