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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: "FRED GEORGE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredgeorge104@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:48:55 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU TRURLY THE OWNER OF THIS CONTACT ID?

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
104, FAFUWA TAFA BALEWA.
CLIFFORD ESTATE,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that you have been compensated with the sum of US$1.4M (One Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollar). This compensation fund

of US$1.4M was awarded to you during 5th annual Chief Security Summit held in London, in the summit we treated many issues including the climate change, scam victim among others.

However, among the hundreds of email addresses of internet scam victims in USA, EUROPE and SAUDI ARABIA Which was presented to us in the summit, your email address

was chosen at random for the compensation from our Corresponding Bank.


Regard to this development, you are urged to email me back at once with your details such as;


Your Full Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Occupation:


NOTE: you are not allowed to pay any money to the Bank, funds transfer charges will be automatically deducted from the total sum. completion of this transaction will take nothing more than (7) seven working days once every required information's are in place... These other information includes, your full account information for easy transfer of your $1.4million USD, a copy of you valid nation or international passport for easy identification and banking/contract records and lastly, a copy of your birth certificate to prove your age and nationalism.


As soon as all this required information's are presented, and you are investigated not to be a terrorist, immediately the Bank (CBN) will release your US$1.4M (one Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) without any delay.


Thanks and good luck.

Yours Truly,

Mr.Fred George.

Foreign Payment Compensation Investigator
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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