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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: "soludo cbn" <ecentral01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ecentralbankofnigeria1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:25:20 +0000
Subject: Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503 FOR PAYMENT

                 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
 
 
DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO


Our ref: CBN/CPN9/04

Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503

Attention: contractor,

                   IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government  of Nigeria your name and company is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project.
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 $20million USD (Twenty MillionUnited States Dollars).
Please re-confirm tome if this is in line with what you have in your  record and also re-confirm to me the followings via this email

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession , age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received and confirmed,   your payment will be made to you in your bank account from Central Bank of Nigeria and  You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this mail for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me immedaitely via the above E-mail. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to
contractors,

I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.

Faithfully,

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria

 
Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.


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