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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: "WESTERN UNION PAYMENT (CBN)" <paymentroom@ymail.com>
Reply-To: rvjohnkhan@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:32:32 +0530 (IST)
Subject: WESTERN UNION PAYMENT NOTICE



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FROM DEPUT GOVERNOR
DISTRICT OFFICE
CADASTRAL
ZONE
ABUJA-NIGERIA





DEAR BENFIFICIARY


THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR $12.5 MILLION USD WILL BE SEND TO YOU VIA
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AND WIRING TRANSFER KTT SWIFT PAYMENT SECOND
PAYMENT COMMECNE BY DISPACH FOR WIRING TRANSFER WHILE FIRST TRANSFER
COMMENCE BY WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. THE PAYMENT OF
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND THAT ORIGINATES ALL AROUND AFRICA . THIS
SUPERVISION EXERCISE WAS PART OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN THE JOINT
MEETING OF THIS OFFICE, ECOWAS, UNITED NATIONS AND THE AFRICAN UNION
.INCLUDE ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE



THE TOTAL AMOUNT MENTIONED ABOVE TO BE RELEASED ON WESTERN UNION OUTLET
AND THEY WILL SEND THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION TO YOU. NOTE THEY WILL BE
SENDING $24,000 USD TO YOU IN THREE DIFFERENT TRANSACTION BY WESTERN
UNION.IN THREE DIFFERENT PAYMENT EACH WORTH$8000 ALL TOGETHER WORTH
$24,000 THE BALANCE WILL BE PAID DIRECT WIRING TRANSFER ON YOUR FAVOR
THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO EMAIL DR WILLIAM SOLOMON FOR RECEIVING THIS
PAYMENT FROM HIS OFFICE TO ENABLE THE WESTERN UNION FOR POSITION ON
FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT (CBN), AND ASK THE PAYING OFFICE TO THE TEXT
QUESTION AND ANSWER, WITH MTCN CONTROL NUMBER FOR STATED THREE
TRANSACTION ON YOUR FAVOR REACH YOUR HANDS THE FIRST IN THREE DIFFERENT
TRANSACTION WORTH $24,000 THEN EACH WORTH $8000 DOLLARS .YOU HAVE TO
GET THIS THREE GOOD TIME PAYMENT BY WESTERN UNION MONEY ,BEFORE THE
BALANCE WILL BE WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT I SEE THAT THIS
MUST BE BETTER FOR YOU



CALL THE PAYING OFFICE HIM NOW TO ENABLE HIM TRANSFER YOU FIRST PAYMENT
COMMECNE ON TIME THROUGH THIS NUMBER +234 1 4343776 .AND GET IN
CONTACT WITH REV ,JOHN KHAN NOW AND ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
AND EVERY OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR PLEASE STATED READY
TO GET $24,000 DOLLARS FOR THE TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY . HERE IS WHAT HE
MAY REQUIRE FROM YOU.


RECEIVER NAME==

ADDRESS==

TELEPHONE=

NOTE THAT THE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR DELAYING THIS TRANSACTION STATED ON
TRANSFER BY WESTERN UNION CONTACT HIM NOW ON THIS

WEBMAIL EMAIL ADDRESS: ( rvjohnkhan@ymail.com )OR
johnkhan@gmail.com )

CONTACT PERSON REV ,JOHN KHAN,
MAKE SURE YOU CALLED HIM ON PHONE FOR RECEIVING THE FUND

TEL;234 1 4343776

THANKS,FOR YOUR COOPERATION

DR BARAU SULEIMAN
THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

DATE :20:03:2010



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