The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, I can 100% guarantee that YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     Rev.MichaelU <zo rev.michaeluzo@ymail.com> Reply-To:     rev.michaeluzo@ymail.com Subject:     ATTN:HONORABLE BENEFICIARY. Date:     Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:47:35 -0500 (16:47 EDT) CENTRAL BANK FACT FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS - NIGERIA TELPHONE: +234-802 753 761 7 OFFICIAL EMAIL:factfindings@cen-bkng.org EMAIL:rev.michaeluzo@ymail.com   ATTN:HONORABLE BENEFICIARY.   I AM REV. MICHAEL UZO, A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).. I AM   WRITING YOU THIS   LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN   MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND   DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH DISHONEST ONE.I AND THE CHIEF   SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE ARRANGED   WITH AN OFFICER IN COMPUTER SECTION ENGINEER CLEMENT EZE TO BRING OUT   PART   OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM AMOUNTING   TO US$12 MILLION.  WHY WE DID THIS IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION   GATHERED   FROM THE   BANKS   COMPUTER, YOU   HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE   YOUR MONEY   WITHOUT SUCCESS.  AS I FOUND OUT THAT   YOU   HAVE ALMOST MET ALL   THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN   IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT   PAYMENT, YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST   GROUPS.   A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORKS WITH   YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU   RECEIVE FAX, EMAIL AND PHONE MESSAGES   FROM DIFFERENT   PEOPLE IN NIGERIA   EVERYDAY.  ALSO   WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS HAVE BEEN EXTORTING   A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU WITH THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU RECEIVE   YOUR MONEY.  I CAN   ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING HAPPENS IF YOU DO NOT   DO AWAY   WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS.  AND   FOR SECURITY REASONS   DO NOT   TELL ANYBODY THAT   YOU HAVE   YOUR   MONEY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE   CASH AT YOUR   DOORSTEP.   THE MONEY IS IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES WEIGHING   110KG EACH THAT IS 22OKG FOR THE TWO BOXES; YESTERDAY I WENT TO FEW COURIER COMPANIES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO SHIP THEM BY COURIER TO YOU. TNT, UPS, EMS , ISA ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THE CUSTOMS    BEFORE SHIPMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID   BECAUSE   THE BOXES WERE PADDED WITH MACHINE. WE TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM MATERIALS   AND WHEN   OPEN WILL LOOSE ITS EFICACY.  WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY BECAUSE COURIER DOES NOT CARRY MONEY.   TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A DIPLOMAT   DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE IS COURIER COMPANY THEY USE TO SEND DIPLOMATIC MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. IT HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY   AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED BY ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.  THE NAME OF THE   COURIER COMPANY ARE (FEDEX & DHL). I   WILL MEET THEM AS   SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER.  THE DIPLOMAT WILL HELP ME SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT   YOU MUST   COMPENSATE   US WITH THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$300,000.00) AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE   FOR THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$300,000.00) ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE   BOXES BY COURIER. PLEASE MAINTAIN TOP MOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP YOU.   DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY. I WANT TO HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE   AN HONEST PERSON.  WHEN YOU CONCLUDE THIS AND YOU SEND OUR PROMISE, WE WILL HELP TO SHIP THE FINAL PART OF YOUR MONEY TO YOU.. GOD BE WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.  PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO CALL. YOURS FAITHFULLY,   REV DR MICHAEL UZO (FACT FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE)   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters.

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary/commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust/diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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