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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: Farida Waziri <wazirif66@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:35:50 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO- ROCK VILLA, ABUJA (F.C.T)
18- 07-2011

Attn: Beneficiary,

I, The President Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr, GOODLUCK JONATHAN (GCFR) and the former and current Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Charles Soludo and Sanusi Lamido, in Conjunction with the Board of Directors, Senator, Ifeanyi Ararume held a meeting last week concerning contract payment, both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.

On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture; we apologize for the delay of your contract/ inherited payment and please stop communicating with any office now and pay serious attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , CBN Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433 ; transaction Secret Code No: CBN.712, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to receive and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria immediately within the next 72hrs.

Now you are directed to contact the Office of the executive Managing director of the paying bank Plc immediately so that he will pay you and fax you the payment Copy Slip and also you should reconfirm your Banking Details, Secret Code No: which is (CBN.712), this is to avoid mistake while he is transferring your overdue approved fund to you quickly.

Contact of the Central bank of Nigeria MD, of the bank PROF. SANUSI .I. LAMIDO (GOV) CBN
that must pay you at:
prof.sanusilamido@rocketmail.com Contact him now and inform him that you received a message from the President Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your overdue contract payment and forward your Details to his office to avoid transfer mistake as i am willing to give him the authority to remit without further delay in -order to protect the good image of this nation internationally.

NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming calls and emails , if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters/impostors that have been frustrating you for years,I shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.

Best Regards



Official Instruction From: CHIEF DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN (GCFR) .
THE GRAND COMMANDER AND CHIEF IN THE ARMED FORCES
THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
CC:Prof. Charles C. Soludo
Former CBN Governor
CC: (SENATE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, David Mark)
CC: PROF. SANUSI .I. LAMIDO (GOV) CBN
CC: LATE, PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA

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