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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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Fraud email example:

From: PRINCE DESMOND LAWRENCE <pdlawrence24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <centralbankofngr_apexbank@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:45:34 -0600
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE COMPENSATION DRAFT FUND






CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

101,TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND, ABUJA-NIGERIA.
EMAIL: centralbankofngr_apexbank@yahoo.co.ukMOBIL: 234 803 941 8389
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/APEXBK/CBX/BATCH 00921/07. Date: 18/07/2007 .

FROM: PRINCE DESMOND LAWRENCE
PAYMENT OPERATION MANAGER FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

YOUR OVER DUE COMPENSATION DRAFT FUND

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE COMPENSATION FUND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE ABOVE BANK CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR YOUR INABILITY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY SINCE INCEPTION. THIS IS A COMPENSATION FUND FROM YOUR FRIEND, ISSUED ON YOUR NAME AD DRAFT WHICH YOU WERE UNABLE TO CLAIN DUE TO ONE PROBLEM OR THE OTHER. AN INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO ALL APEX BANKS TO RETURN ALL OVER--DUE PAYMENT DRAFT HELD IN VARIOUS BANKS. YOURS AND OTHERS WERE RETURNED TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA LAST WEEK FOLLOWING AN INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO THEM BY THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WILL THEREFORE PAY THROUGH THESE MEANS

1 BANK TO BANK TRANSFER

2 DIPLOMATIC SOURCE

3 THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED

4 SECURITY COMPANY

ON ANY OF THE ABOVE YOU CHOOSE, WE WILL THEREFORE INFORM YOU FULLY ON THE PROCEEDURE

WE THEREFORE, URGE YOU TO FORWARD ALL INFORMATION OF YOUR DRAFT TO THIS BANK WITHIN 7 DAYS. YOUR MONEY IS NOW GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU, ETHER VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER; INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE BANK DRAFT; OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE DRAFT FUND TRANSFER.

PLEASE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT FIRE OUT-BREAK IN THE CENTRAL BANK BUILDING, WHICH MOSTLY AFFECTED THE INFORMATIONS DEPARTMENT AND AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL RECORD FILES AND SYSTEM, HENCE WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INITIAL INFO/ACCOUNT DETAILS SENT IN BY THE BANK YOUR NAME FALLS INTO, BY THEIR REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.

IN OTHERWORDS, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING YOUR FUND INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBERS /INFORMATIONS, AS WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INITIAL INFO/ACCOUNT DETAILS WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FIRE INCIDENT ERRORS.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF COMPENSATION ON YOUR BEHALF PAID IN BY A FRIEND. MEANWHILE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR VERIFICATIONS AND RECORD PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUND VALID SUM OF MONEY WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR ACCURATE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS.

REPLY ONLY TO THIS BELOW CENTRAL BANK EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL: centralbankofnigeria_cbnapexbank@yahoo.co.uk

1. YOUR NAME:
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:3. YOUR PHONE:4. FAX:5. AGE:6. SEX:
7. EMAIL8. YOUR OCCUPATION:

YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:


1. NAME OF THE BANK:
2. BENEFICIARY NAME:
4. ROUTING NO:
5. ACC NO:
6.EMAIL:

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NEEDED NESSCCARY PROCEEDURES AND ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO YOU, IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR RECONFIRMED ACCOUNT.

THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, IT SHALL ATTRACT INDEFINITE PROSPONEMENT OF YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT ANY QUESTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THIS OFFICE.

WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU AS A RESULT OF BURNT MIXED UP AND ERRONEOUS FILES. WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT AND SOME RECORD ERRORS FOR OUR OWN GOOD.

REGARDS,

PRINCE DESMOND LAWRENCE
PAYMENT OPERATION MANAGER FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)





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EMAIL: centralbankofngr_apexbank@yahoo.co.uk
PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN). CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDSCC: SENATE PRESEDENTCC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA









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