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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: <bluegulf2013@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:57:07 -0000
Subject: mmediate release of your payment of US$10 5Million via International Certified Bank Draft (CHECK)

                                                          Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
                                                                      Tinubu Sqare, P.M.B. 12194
                                                                              Lagos Nigeria
                    
                                    
FROM THE DESK
Mr. Mohamed Adel
Director International payment Department
 
ATTN:Beneficiary
 
Immediate release of your payment of  US$10 5Million via International Certified Bank Draft (CHECK)
 
Sequel to the meeting we have with president federal government Nigeria and the new central bank of Nigeria (CBN), we received an immediate payment instruction from federal government of Nigeria to transfer your over due  payment of US$10.5million to your account through Nigeria oil reserve account number 0765455636 with us (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ).
Be informed that on the process of transferring your fund into your bank account which was submitted to us
We discovered that your payment is coded here in Nigeria, and there is no way the fund will reflect in your account without it been decode , and we have also discovered that you have made a lot of payment to the officials that is handling your fund without you received a dim. this is reason why each time your payment is approved for transfer they will be asking you to pay for one charges or the other, and the fund will not be release to you.
 
Based on this problem we decided to  reprocess your payment to be pay to you via International Certified Bank Draft (CHECK) which has already being issued in your name.
 
For your own good you are advice to stop any further communication out side this office. All you need to do now is come down here in person for the collection of your original copy of your bank draft which is confirm able world wide, once again you advice to  go to any bank of your choice to cash your fund with this bank draft, it is an instant payment to any bank  in the world.
 
Please whereby you cannot make the trip down here for the collection of the bank draft, alternatively we can assist you mail the bank draft to you if only you will bear the cost of shipment which will not cost you much.you are advice to contact the director International Certificated bank draft operation Department Central Bank Of Nigeria
 
Mr Blue Gulf
Direct email: bluegulf2013@yahoo.ca
Direct telephone +2349092446691
 
contact him immediately you receive this mail for the collection of your bank draft .
 
We are waiting  to hear from you the date of your arrival here for the collection of your original copy of your bank draft, or if we should contact the courier service company here to know it will cost yo deliver the bank draft to your doorstep.
We are very sorry for what you have being going through in the process of claiming your fund or what its mighty  cost  your and family on the process of claiming the fund
 
Best regards
 
Mohamed Adel
Director International payment Department
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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