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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: "INFO@CENTARL BANK OF NIGERIA .COM" <chusolu8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cb_1nfo3@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:44:39 +0100
Subject: APPROVED




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ZARIA STREET, ABUJA

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTQUARTERS, 15 TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS, NIGERIA.

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOur Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

Attn Beneficiary,
>From the Records of outstanding contractors due for Payment
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name was attached
as the next of kin to one of our late contractor.

Your payment has been discovered as next on the list of payment.
So, 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 be advised that because of too many contractors that I have to pay at this fiscal quarter of the year, you will only receive the sum of us $20,700,000, Twenty Million Seven hundred thousand United
States Dollars as directed by the office of the presidency.
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) bank account No.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) position and address.4) Profession , age and marital status.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be
made to you through bankers diplomatic means direct to your
door step or wired to any bank account your going to provide
directly from Central Bank of Nigeria Upon filling the payment
approval form.
Best regards,





Prof. Charles C. Soludo.Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

PHONE: +234 808 214 111 9
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