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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" <cenbank_nig_worldwide@msn.com>
Reply-To: cenbank.gov.charles.soludo@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:05:33 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT BENEFICIARY PAYMENT CONTRACT NUMBERS#: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

                                                              CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
                                                                 INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
                                                                     CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS TINUBU SQUARE,
                                                                     MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA.
                                                                        TEL: 234-1-476-3055
                                                          E-MAIL: ( charles_soludo@financesource.com)

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/021/05               
                     

FROM THE DESK OF PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) 
ATTENTION.

DEAR VALUED CONTRACT BENEFICIARY: -
ONCE AGAIN I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE: -

         IMMEDIATE CONTRACT BENEFICIARY PAYMENT CONTRACT NUMBERS#: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT BENEFICIARY PAYMENT CONTRACT NUMBER #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE STAFF OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENTS, WE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR CONTRACT BENEFICIARY PAYMENT, THE INCONVENIENCES AND INFLICT THAT WE MIGHT HAVE INDULGE YOU THROUGH.

HOWEVER, THIER WAS SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM, WHICH HAVE DEMORALIZED US AND HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF PREDICAMENT WHICH IS INEXPLICABLE? THAT HAS HELD US INDOLENT NOT HAVING THE PERSEVERANCE AND ASPIRATION TO DEVOTE OUR 100% STANDARD ASSIDUITY IN ACCREDITING FOREIGN CONTRACT BENEFICIARY PAYMENTS, ONCE AGAIN WE APOLOGIES FOR ALL INCONVENIENCES.

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 YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS. 

I WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE SQUARE PEG IS NOW IN SQUARE WHOLE, AND CAN BE VOGUISH FOR THAT 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$22,700,000.00 (TWENTY-TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

KINDLY 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) WORKING I'D/INT'L PASSPORT. 

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU IN A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

YOU MUST CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER {234-1-476-3055} AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, GET BACK TO ME ON THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: CHARLES_SOLUDO@FINANCESOURCE.COM

YOURS SINCERELY,

PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
DIRECT LINE 234-1- 4763055
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