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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: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC <profcharlessoludo811@ubbi.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:16:13 -0700
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.




 
 
 
The National Flag of Nigeria
 
 
         The National Flag of Nigeria
              CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
 CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS


FROM DESK OF:
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


Attention: Beneficiary
 
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from Mr. President, Umaru Musa Yar'adua(GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria.
 

This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is one thousand, five hundred united states dollars per day.  so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by sending the following information as listed below.
   
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
 
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to
    (p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification
 

the ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $8,300,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
 
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when replying by using it as your subject.
 
Wait for your expedite response.
 
YOURS SINCERELY,
 
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
EMAIL:centralbankofnigeriaplc180@ubbi.com
Alternative :profcharlessoludo5420@yahoo.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


 

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