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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: "charles soloudo" <te.lexchar@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cscbn200@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:10:22 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ...

                                                         
             CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
     OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
          THE HONORABLE, GOVERNOR OF CBN.
           ELIZABETH SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
               FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
                     CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05             
          
RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE 
ON CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
 
ATTENTION:TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
 
 Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces(Chief General Olusegun Obasanjo) that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.

From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria your name  was discovered as next on the list of
the outstanding,  who have not received their payments.

We 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 my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$10.5million dollars(Ten Point Five Million United States Dollars).

 Please re-confirm to me if this is online with what
you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the
followings.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company name, position and address.
4)profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card.

As soon as this information’s are received, your
payment will be made To you in a Certified Bank Draft
from central bank of Nigeria  or direct Wire Transfer for 
you to   your bank and confirm it.
 
For us to consider you serious and start processing your payment reply to this email: URGENTLY..........
 
 YOURS SINCERELY,
 
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).


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