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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 (CBN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peteralam_2009@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:13:53 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS ON YOUR INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

( FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION)
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

ATTENT: BENEFICIARY,

RE:YOUR INHERITANCE FUND TRANSFER NOTIFICATION

WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENTS (SCFP), TO PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND FROM OUR
BANK (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HSBC BANK
LONDON.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND WHICH IS THE TOTAL SUM OF TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$10, 500,000.00), AS YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
TO YOU. AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT HAS BEEN FINALIZED TO BE
RELEASED TO YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND, VIA HSBC
BANK.

MEANWHILE, WE WANT YOU TO CLARIFY IF YOU INDEED APPROVE A WOMAN FEW
DAYS AGO TO CLAIM YOUR FUND ON YOUR BEHALF, WHO NOW CLAIM THAT SHE IS
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

NOTE THAT SHE ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENT, WHICH PROVED THAT
YOU ACTUALLY SENT HER FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS.

BELOW IS THE LIST OF THE DOUCMENTS WHICH SHE TENDERED TO BANK:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB, I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN
RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE
BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT I ASKED HER TO COME BACK NEXT
WEEK SO I CAN VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON
THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO HER WHOM CAME ON YOUR
BEHALF..

HOWEVER, NOTE THAT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SHORTLY, AS YOU
PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BELLOW TO ENABLE OUR INTERNATIONAL
FOREIGN PAYMENT PROCESSING DEPARTMENT TO PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND
RELEASE YOUR FUND TO YOU IMMEDIATELY. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IS AS
STATED BELOW:

1.YOUR NAME:
2.YOUR ADDRESS:
3.YOUR TELEPHONE:
4.FAX:
5.AGE:
6.SEX:
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:

NOTE THAT UPON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE REQUESTED INFORMATION,WE SHALL BE
ABLE TO RECONFIRM AND EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU IN ANY FORM OR CHOICE
OF PAYMENT OF YOUR CHOICE.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, THIS REPUTABLE BANK HAS BEEN
APPROVED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HSBC BANK LONDON, THEY HAVE BEEN
ACCREDITED TO HANDLE AND MAKE PAYMENT TO ALL FOREIGN
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS BENEFICIARIES THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE
YEAR 2011. THEREFORE, WE WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

REPLY VIA EMAIL:peteralam_2009@sify.com

WE ARE WAITNG TO HERE FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS,

DR PETER ALAM
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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