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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: "Prof. Charles C. Soludo" <charlescsoludo@microcamp.com.br>
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:55:18 -0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: PROF. CHUKWUMA C. SOLUDO,




FROM THE
DESK OF:
PROF.
CHUKWUMA
C.
SOLUDO,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
THE
GOVERNOR,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CENTRAL
BANK OF
NIGERIA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TINUBU
SQUARE,
VICTORIA
ISLAND,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
LAGOS-NIGERIA.




Attn:
Honorable
Beneficiary,




&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
RE:
CONFIRM
CHANGE OF
ACCOUNT
PARTICULARS
ON YOUR
BENEFICIARY
FILE




I hereby
send to
you the
information
submitted
by Mr.
John Tsai
ofIndo-China
group Ltd,
with an
application
to receive
your funds
amounting
to
US$10.2M
(as
part-payment)
on your
behalf.
Please as
a matter
of
urgency,
you are
required
to verify
the
following
information
and inform
us if you
are aware
of
anything
about
this;




1. Did
you
instruct
one Mr.
John Tsai
of
Indo-China
Group Ltd,
Hong-Kong,
whose
information
is below,
to claim
and
receive
the
payment
on your
behalf?




2. Did
you sign
any
&quot;Deed
of
Assignment&quot;
in his
favor,
thereby
making
him the
current
beneficiary
with the
following
account
details:




Bank
Name:
Standard
Chattered
Bank, Hong
Kong,Account
Name:
Indo-China
Group
Ltd,Account
Number:
USD114-1025567-8,Swift
Code: SCBL
11K111.




Finally,
Sir, you
are
hereby
advised
to
indicate
to this
honorable
office
with
immediate
effect, if
you are
aware of
Mr. John
Tsai's
claim to
your
funds, to
enable us
endorse
for the
final
payment
approval
order on
his
behalf.




Also, you
are
requested
to
reconfirm
to this
office
your full
information
so that we
will
verify
and
checkmate
Mr. John
tsai's
claim if
you are
in
disagreement
with this
notice
(his
claim)
within
48hours.




1. YOUR
FULL
BANKING
DETAILS2.
YOUR
CONTACT
ADDRESS3.
YOUR
TELEPHONE4.
YOUR FAX
NUMBER5.
YOUR
PROFESSIONAL6.
YOUR
RELIGION




We wait
to hear
from you
immediately
you
receive
this
message
and be
rest
assured
of our
professional
services.




Best
Regards,




Prof.
Chukwuma
C.
Soludo.The
Governor,Central
Bank of
Nigeria
(CBN)


_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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