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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: "prof_charles_20@terra.es" <prof_charles_20@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:41:28 +0100 (MET)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ADVICE BY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR

GOOD DAY,

This is to acknowledge the reciept of your e-mail in regards to your outstanding payment forwarded to my humble office from the federal government for immediate remittance in your favor and every three months we use to upgrade our system then as a Governor of Central Bank I find out that your name was list of the contractor's who contract payment ready to transfer.

I wish to notify you that your payment is reflected in our system and valid for immediate remittance to your via an international certified bank draft OR by telegraphic wire transfer into your norminated bank account. Your information’s have been forwarded to the telex transfer department.

Your file was submitted to our office here by the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION ( NNPC) for the release of this over due contract payment and the amount subjected to be released to you is $15.7M.You are advise to choose your method of receiving your fund either by bank draft or telegraphic wire transfer to your nominated bank account.

OPTION 1: TO RECEIVE AN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT (Reconfirm your (1) Full name and delivery address (2) direct mobile/ phone /fax# for the courier company that will handle your draft delivery to your door post.)OPTION 2: TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER ( Send your banking information such as BANK NAME,BANK ADDRESS,SWIFT CODE,ROUTING#,ACCOUNT NAME.)You should call me on my direct line on receipt of this mail for further details Hope to have your response shortly.

Regards,


Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N).
(+234 806 438 1170.)





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