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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Soludo" <charlesoludo3cbn1@msn.com>
Reply-To: charlessoludo_cs@pif.ca
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:15:02 +0000
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS.

YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

101,TINUBU SQUARE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
ABUJA-NIGERIA. web:
www.centralbanknigeria.com
charlessoludo_cbn@inmail24.com
charlessoludo_cs@pif.ca

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06.
Date: 29/1/2006 .

ATTENTION:

YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED
TO BE RELEASED TO YOU, EIGHTER VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT
WIRE
TRANSFER;INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE BANK DRAFT; OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR
CORROSPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER
DUE
FUND TRANSFER.
PLEASE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT FIRE OUT-BREAK IN THE CENTRAL BANK
BUILDING,
WHICH MOSTLY AFFECTED THE INFORMATIONS DEPARTMENT AND AS WELL AS OUR
FINANCIAL RECORD FILES AND SYSTEM, HENCE WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW
YOUR
INITIAL INFO/ACCOUNT DETAILS. BUT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS BY
(ELECTRONIC
EMAIL SENDING ERROR) TO YOUR SYSTEM, KINDLY HELP US BY INFORMING US TO
ENABLE SORT THIS OUT.

IN OTHERWORDS, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THIS OFFICE, AS A
MATTER OF URGENCY SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING YOUR FUND INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBERS
/INFORMATIONS, AS WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INITIAL INFO/ACCOUNT
DETAILS WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FINE INCIDENT ERRORS.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. MEANWHILE, YOU
ARE
REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR
VERIFICATIONS
AND RECORD PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUND VALID US$14.5M US DOLLARS
WILL BE
REMMITTED INTO YOUR ACCURATE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS.

1. YOUR NAME:..
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR PHONE:..
4. FAX:..
5. AGE:..
6. SEX:..
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:..
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:..

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NEEDED NESSCCARY
PROCEEDURES AND ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO YOU, IN OTHER TO REMMIT
THIS
MONEY INTO YOUR RECONFIRMED ACCOUNT.

THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND
ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL
FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR.HOWEVER,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT FOURTEEN
WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY,IT SHALL ATTRACT INDEFINITE PROSPONEMENT OF YOUR
PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT ANY QUESTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THIS OFFICE.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND
MUST
HAVE CAUSE D YOU AS A RESULT OF BURNT MIXED UP AND ERRONEOUS FILES.
ONLY WE
ARE TRYING TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT AND SOME RECORD ERRORS FOR OUR OWN
GOOD.

REGARDS,

PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN).
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: SENATE PRESEDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
charlessoludo_cbn@inmail24.com
charlessoludo_cs@pif.ca

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