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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: PROFESOR CHARLES SOLUDO CBN <cb_atm_1013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <pro.charles_soludocbn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:39:15 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION : CHANDLER IS HIGHLY NEEDED




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Foreign Remittance Department

Attn: CHANDLER.

YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATB-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed byInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority (UK). This has made it necessary for your contract _Inheritance payment to be programmed into ATB Visa Atm Debit Card.

The total fund in question is $8,300,000.00 This is the first part of which the balance will subsequently be paid into same account.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with the World Bank has concluded the issue to pay all unpaid beneficiary through VISA CARD with which you can access your fund amount$8,300,000.000 This card will be send to you,to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Twenty Thousand United States Dollars($20,000.00) per day.

Further more,we equaully have another type of payment which is called telegrahpic wire transfer into your nominated bank account any were in the world, depent on your choice of payment.

For further commencement you are to reconfirm the required information below immediately and state your choice of payment.

1. Full name2. Phone and fax number3. Address were you want ATM card (p.o box notacceptable)4. Your age and current occupation

However for the purpose of proper verification of your Identity, among other relevant information are release of your fund to you, it is important you you get back to this office as soon as possible.

kindly find below the contact person:

Call me on this Cell: +234-803-418-9097


Yours Faithfully,


PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO


















Prof. Charles C. Soludo (CBN Governor)
Director, ATM payment department
Call me on this Cell: +234-803-418-9097
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