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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 (C-B-N)." <mccj004@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cbn_code@sify.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:44:41 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: URGENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ABUJA,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
ASO ROCK VILLA.
Our Ref: FMF/IRD/OMF/10

Dear Beneficiary,

RE:UPDATE FROM THE PRESIDENCY/URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

This is Mr. Mahmud Yayale Amed Secretary to the president of Federal
Republic of Nigeria officially informing you that we have verified your
inheritance file and found out the reason why you have not received your
payment up till this Moment, it's because you have not fulfilled the
obligations given to you in Respect of your inheritance payment. Secondly
we have been informed that you Are still dealing with none officials in
the bank all your attempt to secure The release of the fund to you.

We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if
you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution
to your Problem.Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift
card payment left Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from the
Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) and signed by the new president DR.
GOODLUCK JONATHAN (Gfcr) Federal Republic of Nigeria and EFCC Nigeria. As
well the Interpol and FBI.

Our card CENTER will send you an Atm visa card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any Atm visa card machine in any part of the world,
but the maximum is Five thousand dollars per day, so if you like to
receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card
payment left and also send the following information:

1. Your full name ---------
2. Phone and fax number --------
3. Your contact address where you would want them to send your card,----
4. Your age and current occupation --

An accredited Bank here has been mandated to issue out $8,000,500.00
(EIGHT MILION FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) for the as part payment for this
fiscal year 2010, also for your information, you have to stop any further
communication with any other person(s) or bank(s) to avoid any hitch in
receiving your payment.

Send your details as requested on this email addresss as soon as you
receive this important message for further direction , and for the paying
bank to be notified to carry out the payment of your fund.
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM CODE 6371) so you have to indicate this code when contacting
me again by using it as your subject.

Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
HONORABLE, MAHMUD YAYALE AHMED.
(SECETRY TO THE PRESIDENT)

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