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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: "CHIMA ALOY." <deptrecoverydpt@live.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: deposit.info@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 20:22:35 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,




FROM THE DESK OF:CHIMA ALOY.
ATM DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS/ABUJA CENTRAL

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,

REF: TRANSFER OF US$4.5M

I CHIMA ALOY OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC), ECOWAS FINANCIAL CRIMES
CONTROL HEREBY WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PENDING TRANSACTION OF US$4.5M
IS READY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU THROUGH PREPAID VISA CARD WHICH YOU CAN
CASH IN ANY ATM CENTER WORLDWIDE. YOUR FUNDS, US$4.5M IS ALREADY WAITING
TO BE DISPATCHED TO YOUR DOOR STEP AFTER DUE CONFIRMATION FROM YOU.

ON THE MEETING HELD ON THE 2EN DAY OF MAY, 2013, YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE
FIFTY SIX (56)UNCLAIMED FUNDS BELONGING TO FOREIGNERS.BE DULLY INFORMED
THAT, CHARLS SOLUDO ALL OTHER UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS WITH THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA AND AGENTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY DUE TO
THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC AND FOREIGN
FUNDS.HENCEFORTH, THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS HAVE
LONG BEEN TERMINATED WITH THE BANK AND PUBLIC PLACES. BE WARNED THAT ANY
ONE WHO DOES ANY BUSINESS WITH THEM IS DOING THAT AT HIS/HER DETRIMENT.

YOUR FUNDS THEREFORE IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO MY CARE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND ALL THE AGENCIES. YOU ARE THEREFOR
REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY WITHOUT DELAY FOR PROPER CONFIRMATION OF
YOUR DETAILS FOR URGENT RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS.


YOURS SINCERELY
CHIMA ALOY.
ATM DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
EMAIL: deptrecoverydpt@live.com
Email:deposit.info@yahoo.com


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