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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: "Ms. Zendy" <zendy40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zendyzamani@oued.org
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:00:59 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: HELLO..



MY DEAR CONFIDANT

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, as I do not know you and
neither do you know me before writing you this mail. Well, I came across
your email address while browsing the internet in search of a true
friend/confidant who can handle this plan for me within a very short
period of time. I have prayed to my GOD before making up my mind to write
this mail to you in utmost sincerity, believing that you will be the
possible answer to this very urgent request.

I am Ms. Zendy Zamani, a 41 year old woman who is presently under a tight
security monitoring. PLEASE READ ON SLOWLY BUT CAREFULLY.

I met Prof. Charles Soludo, the Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor
during a conference meeting in China, way back in 2001. At the end of the
meeting the CBN governor gave me his complementary card and we exchanged
Phone numbers. Later Charles called my line and asks me to see him in his
office on my arrival in Nigeria for an important discussion. OK, I did. I
visited him on my arrival in his office at CBN Headquarters in Abuja and
Charles did not waste time to tell me of his passionate LOVE for me. He
promised to turn my life around if I could agree to his request of a
relationship.

The following weekend, Charles sent me a flight ticket from my base in
Lagos to Abuja on a weekend date, and this was the beginning of my secret
love romance with Charles the CBN Governor. But little did I know that an
imminent danger awaits me.

Charles kept calling me on phone all day. It was during one of his
numerous calls that he promised me a TOP job in Central Bank. I was
surprised when he invited me again in his office and handed me a parcel
which contained a complete set of Gold jewelry worth a fortune with a
letter of Job offer as his personal Secretary. I never liked the idea of
the job offer but Charles pleaded with me to accept his offer and to work
with him in control of Central Bank affairs. Well, I never knew that his
plan was to use me to accumulate huge financial Fortunes for himself as
his secret agent and his personal secretary and mistress.

My office space was room (A2), a big and expensive one, separated by only
one door to the Governor’s office. I was the only last
contact/access to the CBN governor for seven (7) years. Infact everything
Charles does, both official and private matters was handled by me
including appointing and approving contracts (Local and Foreign) for the
Central bank Of Nigeria. Our relationship was so strong and looks almost
inseparable. Charles took me to places I have never dreamed of in my
entire life, I traveled many countries and met many leaders in business
world, government and private sector leaders. Charles treated me with so
much respect, love and passion. On several occasions I was Charles
official representative in conferences and media briefing.

WELL, it’s a record fact that I have helped Charles accumulate a
massive Financial Empire that will never be exhausted in this generation,
which today is a top secret between me and Charles Chukwuma Soludo.
Charles knew quite well that I have almost all of his untold secrets of
financial dealings and investments before his recent removal from office
in the second quarter of 2009 as the CBN governor.

Six months before Charles removal from office, I was under a severe life
threatening pressure which made me to resign my appointment from CBN. The
news of my resignation was a big shock to Charles. I resigned because my
life was almost terminated by Charles legal wife Ngozi.

The problem started on a fateful Saturday, when Charles wife came to the
CBN Governors official lodge in Abuja without a formal notice of
invitation and I was caught NAKED with Charles making love to me. Ever
since the awful incidence many life threatening situations has been
happening to me and Charles did not care or show any concern to my
predicaments as he was busy and under pressure of the news of his possible
exit from office. Well, I was now all alone to absorb the threat from
Ngozi.

First it was some armed security operatives that was sent to my official
residential apartment to beat me near to dearth with some heavy metal
objects. I spent almost two months at an intensive medical care unit
(Hospital). Then she came again with acid to disfigure me…. This
time it was my security GUARD who saved me. Again she came after me to a
friends wedding with her bodyguards and I was striped completely naked in
the public and beating up. I have received so many life threatening calls
and emails from this woman and her paid agents. Five times I have changed
my residential apartment just to hide from this desperate woman but she
will not let me be. My life still hangs on a balance. Now I have the plan
to run abroad only to discover that my International Passport has been
secretly stolen from me without my knowledge. I am sure it is the hand
work of Charles wife.

I am presently on a hide- out in a small local church. My pastor is my
only friend at the moment. I am afraid to come out to the open to avoid
being killed or run over by speeding car. I own a computer in the church.
It is my only means of reaching out in search of help and advice. I have
discussed a top secret of MONEY with my pastor and he advised me to fly
abroad as soon as possible. He prayed for me and advised me to find a
trusted friend/confidant/partner abroad through the internet that can keep
this as a secret and assist me in all possible means to receive this fund
abroad. To me it was a good idea.
Recently, I received an email from my supposed ex-lover Charles asking me
to email him the original copies of the Certificate of Funds deposit and
other papers of the Funds which he deposited in my name and in my total
care in a local Security/Finance company under a top secret arrangement by
both of us during our good old days.

According to the records, I have in my care a sum of Eighteen Million
United States Dollars which was deposited in my name by Charles. The
recent email from Charles was a huge surprise to me knowing fully well
that Charles is worth Hundreds of millions of dollars. I have equally
informed him (Charles) that I will rather go to the Civil Service
Commission (CSC) and EFCC to expose all I know about him. The Civil
Service Commission is a government body responsible for all official
checks and balances in federal offices while the EFCC is the Economic And
Financial Crimes Commission in NIGERIA.

Charles will not like the idea of CSC and the EFCC to invite him for
investigation because he will be a big loser. Well he got the clear
picture of my message and he knew I was not playing a joke. He has since
backed out because he knew that I have many loads of his untold financial
secrets.

Now I need help to get this Funds abroad were I can have access/control of
it without being questioned by local authorities. AS it is, I cannot lay
hands on the Funds here due to high level of financial laws and the local
authorities. I need to entrust the Funds in your care as advised by my
pastor and fly abroad to join you immediately and with your help to start
a new life.

I want to assure you that this fund has nothing to do with
illegality/government looting or any kind of criminality which may put
fear in you of your help. Like I said, this is not an illegal fund which
might put fear in you. The Funds was giving to me by Charles based on some
trust and agreements and the source was the proceeds from some over
invoiced contracts. I assure you that this proposal to you is completely
personal and genuine. It is a genuine mail from a genuine woman with a
genuine intention to relocate for her safety.

At the moment, a new Governor of CBN has been appointed by the Senate and
Charles is out of his office. He has joined the most highly rated
political class in the country. NOW he is contesting for the Governorship
seat of his local state (ANAMBRA STATE) under the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, in the coming 2011 election.

I have decided to send this mail to you believing that you will be in a
better position to understand and handle this plan for me without
betraying me. And if I can count on you, then you can reach me as soon as
possible for further details with your Names, Private email, Home address
and telephone numbers to enable us have a better knowledge of each other.

We will discuss your percentage/benefit legally and in clear
documentations. I apologize for my poor English and spellings. I will be
out for 3 days to see my doctor for my ill health. I developed a minor
brain condition which the doctors called a brain tumor. I might have the
SECOND surgery on my brain in two weeks. I will respond to your mails as
soon as I got back.

GOD bless you and your family.
Ms. Zendy Zamani


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