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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: Chioma <blessingchioma1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chineduekenechukwu@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:17:28 +0300
Subject: ATTN:

ATTN:
casper My name is Sister Mrs. Blessing Chioma, I am a born again Chirstian
with Nigeria Apex Bank CBN audit/account unit. My purpose of writing is not to
know you as I have no interest of knowing you and would not like to know you
unless if need be rather, i'm forced as a Christian who does like evil nor
cheating, to give you this useful information and would not like to be called
for explanation as a result of this classified information I
am given to you below hence my request for this fax to remain Confidential
between you nand I alone. Asa born Christian I believe that every man or woman
is my brother/sister irrespective of race or religious believe we all are one
in the Lord. this information is all about
your long outstanding contract prayment in Nigeria right now as I'm writing
your payment of foreign contract debts is progressively going on to
contractors
that are aware of this information because the information was not GAZETTED to
public awareness.
Meanwhile. huge sum of money has just been released by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA ( FGN) to pay off some debt owned to foreign contractors. This
exercise have going on for quite some time now but there are some fraudulent
practices I descovered some corrupt officials are doing with contractors fund
including the act of trying to divert people fund which I don't like as a
Christian so I felt very bad about this and decided to contact you
before it is
late because your name is among is among the list of those to be paid within
this quarter. I don't have any single interest in your payment rather, I
discovered that file has been lying here unattended.
Secondly, I wish to inform you that those fees you have been paying at the
request of those unauthoized officials you have been dealing with are
all wrong
and illegal a far as foreign contract payment is concerned they are only
extorting those fees from you for their slfish interest. Therefore, my advise
is that you should pick up your phone immediately and call the EKENE CHINEDU
of central bank debt reconciliation committee of cbn Bank of Nigeria (
chineduekenechukwu@hotmail.com : telephone number +2347026118276 his direct
security E-mail . He is the person in charge of this payment
exercise talk to
him with every authority
that he should release your fund to you immediately or else you will
report him
to where he would not like to be.And to assure him that you really means and
knows what you are talking very well, quote this code to him: X21207XTY 2010
uder category (A) special i.e. your ode and (please this information is
classified) I am very sure he will ask you how come you got this code and his
security fax number, you can tell him anything you feel but please don't quote
me and I believe that by the end of the day he will ask you to forward your
payment particulars to him, follow this guide line and you will get your fund.
If you contact him I will know because he must contact my office for
your file.
So be confident and don't afraid of any body I will be guiding you along and
they must pay you this time around or I will tell you how to deal with them if
eventually they fail because their sadistic menners are getting out of hand.
May God bless you.
Mrs. Blessing Chioma

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