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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. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ben72010@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:56:59 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS/////////////////

Office of The Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)
Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Email:newcbnboss@yahoo.com

Urgent Attention:

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file and found out that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not complied with the obligations given to you in respect of your Contract/ inheritance payment.

This is to inform you that I am not happy for the delay your have encountered to make sure that your contract/inheritance is paid to you. This and many others had caused this country a great damage in name, I was instructed by the President to make sure that all our foreign beneficiaries should be paid immediately without delay.

Secondly, I was informed that you are still in the process of NON officials, Prof Soludo is no longer in service please you are advised to stop all you have with Soludo or anybody working for him. But if you insist, please do not blame the Federal Government of Nigeria or the Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N). We advice you that such illegal act must stop if you would like to receive your payment from the C.B.N.

According to the information from World Bank and United Nations (UN) Legal Counsel, Your Payment has been organized through World Bank and United Nations Assisted Swift Card Payment Center for Asia-Pacific region; This Idea was welcomed by the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua (GCFR)

This Office will issue you an ATM CARD and the necessary documents and manual to enable you easy access to your Money Immediately the ATM CARD arrives your address. The Card is dully Inter-switched, this means that you can access it from anywhere in the world. The maximum withdrawal of ten thousand dollars is permitted for 24hours.

This is the much the concerned body can offer for now so if you are happy to pursue your fund through this means, you are mandated to without delay forward your information’s as stated below to the card center immediately:

1.Your Name ------------------------------------------
2. Your telephone and fax numbers, --------------------------------------
3. Address where you want The ATM CARD to arrive-----------------------------
4. Your age --------------Current Occupation------------------------------Marital Status
5.a copy of your Identity VIA e-mail Attachment---------------------------------------- --

Note: If your country does not use Dollar, you are mandated to specify your country currency and Banking Information’s so that we can re-program the Value to your currency and its denomination.

CONTACT PERSON:

Mr. Benchus Onyiudo
Director of Currency and Branch Operations
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN
TELE +234-703-801-9393

Email:ben72010@hotmail.com

The United Nations and World Bank in conjunction with Central Bank of Nigeria agreed to without delay issue you the sum of $ 7.5 Million as your part payment for this Fiscal Year 2009. You are advised to contact the above mentioned office immediately because the new elected officials of the Government is committed to liberate your fund.

Like I told you before, Prof. Charles Soludo is no longer in Office, so you are advised to shun all you have going on with him or any body of his regime. We knew his plan to divert your fund after frustrating you. You should cease any communications with any other person (S) or office (S). This is to avoid any distraction in refinement of your payment. Call my direct number +234-703-801 _9393 in this respect also update me on any development of the Office.


Regards

Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria (C.B.N)

234-703-801 _9393
Mobile: +234-808-045-8328

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