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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: mr ignatius imala <directorbankingsupervisioncbn@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:30:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: C.B.N CIRCULAR TO CONTRACTORS YET TO RECIEVE THEIR CONTRACT FUND


Central Bank of Nigeria



From The Dest Of;

Mr Ignatius Imala.

My name is Mr Ignatius Imala Director Banking Supervision Central Bank of Nigeria in affilliation with the Federal Ministry of Finance assigned with the disbursment of both Foreign and local contractors fund owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria in recent years.


The Federal Government of Nigeria headed by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his second year tenure which has only a year to see the end of his regime has resolved with his Cabinet to pay all the Foreign contractors owned by the Federal Government of nigeria in his sanitisation bid to reform the countries image within the International community before leaving office come 2007.this is to keep to his word on the fight against corruption before the international community by making sure that all foreign contractor whose payment has been delay for one reason or the other hence the contractor will henceforth desist to deal with anybody claiming to be acting on hehalf of this present government .which these mail is a prove to it because all contractor payment has been mandated to these office.This prospectus is being issued in compliance with the provision of the investment & security Act,cap 124 laws of the federation of nigeria 2004.

Please forward to me with your account particulars,Banking informations contract number,amount,telephone number and if possible email address,for Ratifications verifications and approvals confirmations.

This measure will only last for five day after the acknoledgement of the reciept of this message by you for immediate release of your funds through our financier security
and exchange in america australia,asia and europe respectively assigned with the disbursment immediately i discover what the problem is all about.

However,i will not hesitate to tell you the rules and regulation that govern this compulsory and must to recieve your payment if you abide by it.you have to stop any communication you are having with anybody both in nigeria and outside nigeria so that the sanitation to bring back the damage image of this country will work out for your interest and for the interest of this government headed by chief olusegu obasanjo president federal republic of nigeria to get ride of corruption in all fascet of this country expecialy in the area of bribe and divertion of foreign contractor fund to unknown contractor by some dubious officials of which i know that if curt they will be sack and jail.

Please you have to ensure that the fact contained therein are true and accurate in all respect and confirm by you before forwarding it to this department because reasonable inquires will be made to avoid wrong payment to wrong contractors.


Best Regard,


Mr, Ignatius imala.
Director banking supervision (C.B.N).







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