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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: "paymantoffice@terra.es" <paymantoffice@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:14:43 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Re:payment





FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
PHONE: +234-1-4764556
MOBIL: +234-80-57600747
EMAIL: paymentoffice1@centrbank.org


ATTN: OUR HONORABLE CONTRACTOR

YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE US$15.7MILLION PAYMENT

CONTRACT#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/2002.

Our records of outstanding long overdue payment with the federal Government of Nigeria, Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not 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 $15.7M (Fifteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollars)

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) Your full name......................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.............................
3) Company name, position and address..................
4) Professions, age and marital status.................

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made avail to you in a certified bank draft from central bank and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it. You are required to respond via our direct EMAIL:paymentoffice1@centrbank.org or call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for confirmations. Please, get back to me at once.

CONGRATULATIONS.

PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO.

Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)
PHONE: +234-1-4764556
MOBIL: +234-80-57600747
EMAIL: paymentoffice1@centrbank.org








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