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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: "Mr. Frank Eze" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ffrankeze@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:01:45 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT...........

>From the Desk Of: Mr. Frank Eze
Paymaster General
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Square Lagos
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/13
 
 
Sir,
 
May I humbly request for your opinion regarding the cancellation plans of your contract payment of 10.7M USD. What is the rationale behind your decision to abandon your funds after it has been approved and program on behalf of the Nigeria Judicial council who prompted this inquiry, I wish to categorically exonerate this office from any blame if this fund been cancelled by Monday 21th Oct, 2013 as already planned by CBN.
Your silence is creating a very dangerous situation here. As at Friday last week, I got a report from Dr. Godwin Nelson The Paymaster General CBN to prepared for the cancellation of your fund since you fail to comply on transfer instructed, With due respect to our security ethics, please why didn't you want your fund transferred any more.
My name is Mr. Frank Eze from telex department of Central Bank of Nigeria and i am the one in-charge to make the transfer of your fund to you, we have started making the foreign transfer since four days now, all the listed beneficiaries along side has been paid.
Our concern is to continue to protect the interest of all foreign investors in the entire Nigeria enclave. The FBI has denied the purported letter sent to you. During our web interaction with http://www.fbi.gov/  it became clear that the so called letter was forged to extort money from you to sponsor the diversion of your contract fund to Africa.  Your stand on this issue is being urgently awaited before 12noon Nigeria time by today or Tomorrow.
However we are still waiting for you to send the processing fee of $150 to enable our Foreign Remittance Department to remit your approved fund to you immediately.
How to Make the Payment Through WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM:
Receivers Name : Clement Emekaobum
Location : Lagos-Nigeria
Text Question : Colour
Answer : Green
Send the money by either western union money transfer or money gram and get me information of payment, I want you to do this because you will not regret it.
Make sure you confirm the receipt of this mail today and call now before closing of office.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Frank Eze
Paymaster General Central Bank of Nigeria

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