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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: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PAYMENT OFFICE <prof_charlessoludo_cenbank_ng@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:04:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
Date: June 22th, 2006

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Largest, Real-Time Online Banking Network In Nigeria. Our Core Values Are >>> Humility, Integrity, Empathy, Resilience










PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Dear VICTIMNAME

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email to me humble offices, dear VICTIMNAME I want you to understand that you inheritance funds in save hand.

Be advice to reconfirm your full detail information below to enable to proceed on your heritance funds to your bank account.

1) Your full name.
2) your private telephone and fax numbers
3) your poster address
4) bank account details

as soon as I receive the following information’s I will let you know the next step to take to claim your heritance funds.

Waiting for your humble responses.


Be advice to send your reply to the below email address : office_governor@ny.com Office Direct Telephone: 234-1-8542314


YOURS SINCERELY,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR YOU


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