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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" <cbngovernor8@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 05:10:56 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY



FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA






>From the Desk Of:
Prof. Charles Soludo
Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)





Attn: Honourable Beneficiary,


IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT NO:
NNPC/FGN/LAG/PED/401/03

The Central Bank of Nigeria wishes to notify all our foreign contractors/beneficiaries due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, that your name and Email was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also,note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$15.5M, (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

(1) Full name and Address
(2) phone, fax and mobile phone numbers
(3) company's name,position and address
(4) profession, age and marital status
(5) copy of international passport or Driver's License for Identification.

As soon as this information are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from Central Bank of Nigeria or through telegraphic transfer based on the option you choosed. You can call me on my direct number (234-802-077-9977 ) as soon as you receive this notification for further updates on how your fund will be transferred to your nominated bank account.

Yours Sincerely,



Prof. Charles Soludo
Governor, Central bank of Nigeria (CBN)
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR THE RECIPIENT WHOSE NAME AND EMAIL IS ADDRESS TO.

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