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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 Soludo <cbnbank12001@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: profcharles2008@aol.in
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:23:05 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR.


From the Desk of Prof Charles C Soludo
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
EMAIL :( profcharles2008@aol.in)
Tel: +234-8038317425

ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR.

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. CONTRACT #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

The acknowledgement, of Your Immediate Contract Payment. Contract Number#: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009. On behalf of the entire staff of Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Federal Government of Nigeria in collaborated with the Authorities, who are in charge of foreign contract payments. We apologies, for the delay of your Contract payment, the Inconveniencesand Inflict that we might have indulge you through.

From the Records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received their payments. I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole, and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is $1.5M(One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars).

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working I'd/Int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from central bank of Nigeria.
Professor. Charles c. Soludo
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Direct lines:+234 8038317425
EMAIL :( profcharles2008@aol.in)



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