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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" <chambers@eurocell.net>
Reply-To: contractaward001@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:23:18 -0700
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT


YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
CABLES: CENBANK
TELEGRAM: CENBANK
FROM THE DESK OF: Professor Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN),
International Remittance Department,
Corporate Headquarters: # CBN House, Tinubu Square,
213 Eleke Crescent-Victoria Island, Marina,
Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa.
P.O.Box 55037 Falomo
Ikoyi Lagos Island Marina.
Tel: +234-80-6020-1770
EMAIL : contractaward301@o2.pl
YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT



ATTENTION:



Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while
ago.

I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, but firstly I will
like to introduce myself; I am (Prof. Charles Soludo) the rightful
Governor of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive
Chairman of "E.C.D.R".

During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) it was discovered from the records of outstanding
Foreign contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of
Nigeria in The year 2008 that your name and company is next on the list of
those who Will receive their fund.


On the 1st of October 2007, the President of The Federal Republic of
Nigeria (PRESIDENT MUSA YAR'DUA) introduced a Commission named the
"E.C.D.R" (Executive Committee on Debt Recovery) which is duly
registered under the United Nations (U.N.) and the Federal Government
of Nigeria. This particular Commission was initiated to detect
fraud/fund delays/interrupted funds Payments and to also Settle foreign
debts/fraud victims/Un-paid beneficiaries to satisfactory in other to
maintain peace in the world at large,Presently we are being paid by the
American government in other to avert Scam and also to avert
beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria.


I wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed
And will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also
note That from the record in our file, your outstanding contract payment is
USD $14.7 Million dollars (Fourteen million seven hundred thousand United
States Dollars). Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you
have in your record and also re-confirm the information below to enable this
office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further delays.

1) Your full name.
2)Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working d/Int'l passport

As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be
Made available to you via an international certified bank draft, which
will Be delivered to your doorstep for your confirmation.

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Tel: +234-80-6020-1770
EMAIL : contractaward301@o2.pl

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