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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: bello idewu <i_dewu1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: bellobe_24@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:00:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Governor, (Bello Idewu).


no
From Governor, (Bello Idewu).
Under The Present Governor,
(Professor Charles Soludo),
Executive Director,
Foreign Operation Department,
Central Bank Of Nigeria.
Tinubu Square, Lagos-Nigeria

Attention: The Honorable Contractor With The Federal Government Of
Nigeria.Immediate Contract Payment.Contract#:Mav/Nnpc/Fgn/Min/2001.

Dear Beneficiary,

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal government of Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on
the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their
payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you responded to this letter.
May I use this medium to introduce my very goodself to you as the
former governor to the present governor professor Charles Soludo , with
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I was reliably informed by the present
central bank of Nigeria accountant that he was opportune to discover
some huge amount of unpaid payment belong to one of the Foreign
contractors here in Nigeria after the last audit and payment review
for foreign contractors.

My colleague here being the accountant of the bank asked me of my
opinion since he said that he wish not to open up the said unpaid fund
clearly to the present governor, our advanced view was orthodox having
considering his position as the only account review officer and (OR)
the economic growth in my country, therefore we cannot sit down and
watch the fund go away like that.

Bear in mind that from the record in files of your outstanding
contract payment is $21.3 million dollars (Twenty one million three
hundred thousand united states dollars) only.
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings to enable me direct you
to the paying Foreign Operation Department with Professor Charles
Soludo:

1. Your full name
2. Age
3. Marital status
4. Home address
5. Phone number and (or) mobile #.
6. Fax number
7. Companies name and address.
8. Your position

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified international bank draft from central bank of
Nigeria and a copy will be giving to you for you to take to your bank
and cash it. This can only be done if you will dearly assure the
account review officer for Foreign contractors and myself that 30 per
cent will be giving unto us for revealing this secret and unpaid fund
to you. Your anticipated co-operation will be highly manifested till
the end of the deal, get back to me for more discussion.

Best Regards,
Bello Idewu.



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