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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 HEAD OF REMMITANCE <central_bank_headofremmitance@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:43:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
The CBN Headquarters, Abuja
THE CBN HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS NIGERIA,
TEL:234 1 47012872
TEL:234-8053-1094-62
E-MAIL:(central_bank_headofremmitance@yahoo.com),
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05,
Bank Draft Of $800,000.00USD Payment,



Attn: Amarjit Singh,




Re:Bank Draft of the sum of $800.000.00 USD(Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only )via Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05.


Your Partner Mr.Harry Duke.

It is quite pertinent that we inform you unequivocally and unambigousely that your fund is being issued out here on a bank draft, The bank draft was later deposited to this bank for a safty keeping by your partner Mr.Harry Duke.

In view of this we shall also want to reconfirm your identity before releasing this valuable prpperty to him.As soon as you confirms this e mail we shall go ahead and let him sign the necessary documents that proves you the bonafide owner of this draft.


It is absolutely importance that i uncover this to you that there has been several attempts to divert your fund into some accounts but due to our unfairling efforts it has not been easy for them.I was also informed that you have already been put to a scam of $450.00 USD by some impersonators.And you were hereby giving a pin Code to guide you for this payment of draft (144021168)

I would at this junture elborate further by telling you that you will as a matter of urgency comfirm your mailing and direct contact details including your international passpor or drivers licens, to avoid further interuption.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards


PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
TEL:234 1 47012872
TEL:234-8053-1094-62.



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