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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: "roywhite72@terra.es" <roywhite72@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:42:17 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FROM DR ROY WHITE,



FROM DR ROY WHITE,
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
BLOCK 4B FLAT 6 CBN QUARTERS SATELITE TOWN
LAGOS,NIGERIA


ATTN MY GOOD FRIEND
I AM DR ROY WHITE,A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA (CBN).

I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER
THAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND
DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH DISHONEST ONE.I AND THE
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGED WITH
AN OFFICER IN THE COMPUTER SECTION OF THIS BANK, ENGINEER
CHUKA ILOH TO BRING OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
AMOUNTING TO TWO MILLION US DOLLARS.

WHY WE DID THIS, IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED
FROM THE BANKS COMPUTER, YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG
TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY WITHOUT SUCCESS.

AS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT
PAYMENT, YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND THOSE
PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORK WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS
WHY YOU RECEIVE FAX AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE
EVERYDAY.

ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF VARIOUS
PARASTATALS HAVE BEEN EXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU IN
THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY, I CAN ASSURE
YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IF
YOU DO NOT DO AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR
PARTNERS.

I AM WILLING TO HELP YOU GET YOUR MONEY BUT PLEASE FOR
SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELL ANYBODY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY
UNTIL YOU RECEIVE CASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP.

THE MONEY WILL BE IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING 10KG EACH,
THAT IS 20KG FOR THE TWO BOXES, YESTERDAY WE WENT TO FOUR
COURIER COMPANIES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY
COURIER TO YOU. DHL, EMS, FEDEX AND ISA, ALL SAID THAT THEY
MUST OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THE CUSTOMS BEFORE
SHIPMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE
PADDED WITH MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE
BOXES CONTAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM MATERIALS AND WHEN
OPENED WILL LOOSE ITS EFFICACY.

WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY BECAUSE COURIER DO NOT CARRY
MONEY.

TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED TO ME THAT
THERE IS A COURIER COMPANY THEY USE TO SEND DIPLOMATIC
MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER, IT HAS
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BY ANY CUSTOMS
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.THE NAME OF THE COURIER SERVICE IS
SWIFT DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COURIER COMPANY (SDSCC).

I WILL MEET WITH THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER.
THE DIPLOMAT WILL HELP ME SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.

WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST COMPENSATE US WITH ONE MILLION UNITED

STATES DOLLARS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.

TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR ONE MILLION

UNITED STATES DOLLARS ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY

COURIER.

PLEASE MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF
PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP
YOU, DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR
MONEY. I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE OF WHAT I AM GETTING FROM IT.

WHEN YOU CONCLUDE WITH THIS AND SEND OUR PROMISE, WE WILL
HELP TO SHIP PART OF YOUR MONEY TO YOU.

NB: PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
roywhite72@yahoo.com
GOD IS WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR ROY WHITE,






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