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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: =?gb2312?q?chief=20martins=20eze?= <chiefmartinseze0000@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: drmartinseze00@uymail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 03:43:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From the Desk of Chief marins eze


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>From the Desk of

Chief marins eze

Auditor General

Central Bank of Nigeria


Attention: Sir/Ceo,

Chief Martins Eze is my name, l worked with Central

Bank of Nigeria. l serve as Auditor General Central

Bank Of Nigeria

After the retirement of our former Governor of Central

Bank (Chief Joseph Sanusi) There was an over draft

payment invoice of the sum $19.3 Million USD. These

over payment draft invoice occurred last Two

years.Therefore, my colleague and I were aware about

the funds. Then immediately our new Governor was

appointed in to the office, he knew nothing about the

funds being a new comer in the Central Bank. With that

effect,

we have decided that you shall provide to us your

company name/for the preparation of the documents that

need to be done. Before filing it in the Bank for

transfer.

You shall stand the as the owner of these contract

Number:(CBN/720/FGN/091673) and as a Contractor, the

preparation of the paper work will be confirmed to the

Bank, that you are the contractor of the originated

amount. So what we need shall be your company name,

for us to program it

into our computer data Base (CPB).

All the necessary documents, shall be obtain from the

Ministries that are also concerned in Central Bank

Activities, attached and approval by the President of

the country. Once the originated money is transferred

into the requested account, we shall also immediately

withdrawn back the whole documents too.

Our Mode of sharing is: - 65% for me. Then 35% for

you.

Provide your telephone/fax number/Home

Address/international Passport immediately you receive

this message. The Confidential of these transaction

remains between both of us. Because I am still under

Government active service. We Civil Servant are not in

position of operating foreign account. Immediately the

success of the transaction, l will submit my

retirement letter. Whereby l shall be coming to meet

with you for my

share of the funds.


Best Regards

Chief Martins Eze





- chief martins eze


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