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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: "MR. BELLO JUBRIL" <ccbn_mrbello1@yahoo.se>
Reply-To: cbnmrbellojubrilw@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:48:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTN BENEFICIARY.


ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL COMPUTING/MONITORING UNIT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. SOMETIME IN THE PAST, YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST THEM TO CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL.

THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME, COMPANY’S NAME AND BANK PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM INTO OUR COMPUTING SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTING UNIT SO THAT IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE GENUINE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.

ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE CBN SINCE THEN.

THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS OUT OF NIGERIA. WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US$100,000.00 AND GIVE ME ANOTHER US$100,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE THAT AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT, THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREAT.

I IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUND, WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME AS REGARDS TO MY DUTY AND RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND WITHOUT YOURS.

THEY BECAME ANGERED THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS.

APPROVALS ARE FREE: IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A CONTRACTOR IS BEING ASKED TO PAY ONE TAX AND LEVY OR THE OTHER WHILE HIS MILLIONS ARE HERE WITH US, WHY NOT DEDUCT? I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF CONTRACT.

IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW, AFTER A SHORT TIME, THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON. THEY ARE SIMPLY WICKED AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR PROBLEM LIES.

NOW, IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS: - I. I WILL HAVE 20% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US LEFT FROM NOW.

II. YOU WILL ASSIST ME TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL PAY IN MY OWN SHARE. I' II. AS YOU HAVE SEE, IT WILL BE USELESS AND A MORE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION WITH UTMOST SECRECY.

IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET US FINALIZE. BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, FOR GOD’S SAKE, I WILL ADVISE YOU TO FORGET THE FUND AS IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL

RESERVE ACCOUNT. KINDLY CONTACT ME ON THIS
TEL: 234-176 002 53.
E-MAIL: cbnmrbellojubrilw@yahoo.es
BEST REGARDS.

MR. BELLO JUBRIL
DIRECTOR CCMU, CBN


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