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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:42:51 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTN:_BENEFICIARY?=


OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/ MIN/009

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR 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.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIVE OF THE BANK IN OTHER TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS OF THE BANK, WE THEREFORE ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THESE HAVE TO STOP; IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT AS WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC OR THROUGH CBN BANK DRAFT. THIS IS AN INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FBI.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD THAT YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW. BUT, IF YOU CHOOSE THE OTHER OPTION, IT WILL ALSO BE MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS SO, CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT AND SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
3. YOUR MAILING ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY:
4. YOUR IDENTIFICATION AND AGE:
5. YOUR SEX, MARITAL STATUS:
6. YOUR CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE AMOUNT EXPECTING:

CONTACT PERSON: RITA OKORO
(SECRETARY TO) PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO
CBN GOVERNOR.
EMAIL ADDRESS: cbngovernor@centrabnknigr.org OR
centb.ng@gmail.com (FOR RITA OKORO)

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-822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

KINDEST REGARDS,

MR. ALI ADBUBAKAR
SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN


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