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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: "message" <message_board01@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:06:01 -0500 (EST)
Subject: important message










CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIAISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#:32960612449g8OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBNCENTRAL BANK NIGERIAOurRef: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04Prof. Charles Soludo.ExecutiveGovernor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Telephone:+234-8062487769Efax: +1-205-449-4758Email:message_s@mail.mdAttention;IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 / NEXT OFKIN FUND.From the records ofoutstanding contractors/Next of Kin Fund andLottery Fundsdue forpayment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your nameandcompanywas discovered as next on the list of the outstandingPayments who havenot yetreceived their payments.I wish to informyou that your payment is being processed and will bereleasedto youas soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from myrecordinmy file your utstanding part payment is US$10,700,000.00 (Tenmillionsevenhundred thousand united states dollars).
Kindlyre-confirm to me thefollowings:1) Your full name.2) Phone, faxand mobile #.3) Company name, position and address.4) Profession,age and marital status.As soon as this information is received, yourpayment will be made toyou in aCertified Bank Draft or wired to yournominated bank account directlyfromCentral Bank of Nigeria. You canmail me on my direct mail address oras soonas you receive thisletter for further discussion call me on mytelephonenumber+234-8062487769Regards,Prof. Charles Soludo.ExecutiveGovernor,Central Bank of Nigeria {CBN}.



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