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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: "alexo2005@terra.es" <alexo2005@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:53:11 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FACT FINDING AND SPECIAL DUTIES TUNUIBU SQUARE,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
MOBILE:234-806-4389-804
E-mail: edmonddagogo2005@yahoo.com

ATTN: Honoreble Contractor,
DATE: 08/02/2008
I am PATRICK ADAM a senior staff with the central bank of Nigeria (CBN). In the nutshell I and two of my department staffs noticed some irregularities in your payment file,we found out withinour computer networks that you had not received your last phase instalmental payment due to the people you called your partners and purpported sister company here in nigeria.

There's two security proof boxes inside our bank vault section in the central bank ,In furtherance I asked the officer incharge of the section to be involved in this transaction and after he will receive a compensation from you.and we know that according to information gathered from the bank computer that you had been waiting for a long time to receive your contract payment without success.
And now as I have found out that you have almost met all the statutory requirements in respect of your payment but because of little miscalculation and interest group in the computer section every payment werepending but we can arange to pay to you a part payment Now as I have known the delay I assured to help send the two boxes which it's contents were physical cash of $10 Million U.S.A. Dollars to your designated Address if you agree to compensate I and my colleagues with $500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand U.S.A. Dollars only, when the tran saction is concluded effectively.

You are required to write a promissory note on that regards and send it to me along with your privateaddress where you want to receive the boxes. In addition, I will send the boxes to you through international courier service which my diplomat friend disclosed to me as the best courier company. The courier company has diplomatic immunity to carry diplomatic cargoes. The company are not check by the customs anywhere in the world. I will meet them as soon as I have your goahead order to send you the $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million U.S.A. Dollars) cash via courier service.

The diplomat friend promised to help us secure the necessary papers required to avoid any problem. Now for security reasons do not disclose to anybody about this method of payment until you receive cash at your door step, because it may cause a lot of eyebrows if it is discovered we use this method. Squel to my saying I will send you the keys to open the boxes both the outer and inner security code lock through another courier company, this is to avoid tempering in any transit Airport.

I wait your imediate response.Please direct all your response to the above email address. adamsp2005@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,
PATRICK ADAM Director

( Fact Finding And Special Duties CBN )








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