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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: jeff charles <jeffcharles_c30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jeffcharles3000@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:22:38 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND
P.O. BOX 12195
LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
Date: July 30, 2007. CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Attn: Honorable Contractor, With reference to the new fiscal policy of this new Goverment of
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yara'dua.We apologise for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconvenience we might have caused you. The vision to encourage foreign investors by creating an enabling environment or policies for investment the Federal Government of Nigeria has resolved to pay foreign contractors owed and also please to inform you that, we have been been able to tap into the Information Technology super highway of e-banking and e-commerce,as a result we are ready to pay you:
(1)By Draft directly through diplomatic courrier means(2)By Swift Transfer to a nominated account of yours. You have the option to indicate in your response to this notification. Meanwhile your name and address sir, is on the list of major contractors yet to receive their payments for different projects mentioned in my record. Please note that from the record for your outstanding contract payment we have been directed and mandated to pay to you $12.7M only as part payment with the balance payable in the first fiscal quarter of 2008. Meanwhile provide the following information to confirm and update your records as contained in the file CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06 to facilitate your payment. (1) Your full name(2) Phone, fax and mobile #(3) Position and address(4) Profession, age and marital status(5)Nationality Yours Sincerely,
Dr.JEFF CHARLES (CHIEF CASHIER)CENRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
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