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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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Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <central-bnk_.ofnig@live.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 03:35:57 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN REGARDS TO YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS VALID $1$11.500,000.00?

Central Bank Of Nigeria
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CADASTRAL ZONE ABUJA
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/11
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MGN/2012
SWIFT CODE: BPH KPL PK.
TEL: +234-704-433-8657
Email: central-bnk_.ofnig@live.com   
                       
                        
                         ATTN: CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MGN/2012
              
               
                FROM THE DESK OF MR SANUSI LAMIDO GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
 
Welcome to the Central Bank Of Nigeria remittance payment office. The committee board of directors of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) further informs you that the Contract/Inheritance/award funds valued (US$11.500,000.00) The  U.S.A Government and World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at $11.500,000.00 United States of America Dollars in conjunction with Nigeria Government, is fully endorsed to your favor. Your name was selected randomly through a global intelligent email service, from the records of the outstanding payment funds that is due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria to foreigner abroad. We know some people is using the name of this bank (Central Bank Of Nigeria) and this contract payment to extort money from you people if you have been dealing with them we want you to stop every further contact you have with them, and the federal government of F! ! ederal Republic Of Nigeria is do
 
This decision was made last week. With this development, you are further advised to hurry up with your claims because we were being contacted by some people, with further claims to our office that you authorized them to have your claims. A lady with name (Mrs.. Elizabeth G Villanueva) from KENTUCKY and another person named as (Mr. Michael Wachovia) who reside in Missouri in the united state of America, informed us that you authorized them for your claim and presented to us some with an application stating that you gave them the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your outstanding contract/Inheritance/award funds. they made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this people the power of attorney to represent you. documents evidencing your claims alleged to have been signed pers! ! onally by you perior to the rele
 
The group managing board of CBN have reached to an agreement, that if you have not authorized this claims, you are further advised to get back to us with an urgent notification, so that we can STOP further transferring of your fund to them. For more security reason and assurance, please disregard any email contacts that those not come from our office along side with this payment code which serves as security value to your funds and assurance. Payment code (CBN/0024). You are to state to us this security code each time your email is being addressed to our office. To terminate their information with us, you are further advised to re-confirm to our office immediately your passport or driving license and your phone number or fax so that the central processing department will effectively proceed with urgent input of your data.
 
Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $11.500,000.00 in USD of your outstanding funds to Mr. Mrs. Elizabeth G Villanueva, if you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this e-Mail (central-bnk_.ofnig@live.com) immediately by contacting the. Financial Secretary, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks because he is the person in charge of your funds. For immediate transfer of your funds, be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to Re- send your information so that we can re-confirm that your still alive  to enable us make necessary arrangement by sending your part payment into your bank which will reflect into your bank account immediately. This is our office information and the financial secretary in charge of your payment file Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks.
 
Governor of CBN:    Lamido Sanusi Lamido
Name:                Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks (Financial Secretary)
Phone number:        +234-704-433-8657 (Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks Office)
Email: central-bnk_.ofnig@live.com
 
The remittance department payment office will effectively release your funds to you as soon as your full information is re-confirmed. Stop any further contact with any bank that does not allied with our bank payment code and instruction.
 
N.B disregards any email contacts or calls that those not come from these of our office and name of the director in charge of your funds transfer along side with the financial secretary of the bank (Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks).
 
Thank you once again for your anticipated cooperation in advance while we await your urgent response. On behalf of all the staff of Central Bank Of Nigeria we sat Congratulations In advance to you.
 
Thank you once again for your anticipated cooperation in advance while we await your urgent response.
 
Congratulations in advance !!!
 
Best Regards,
Mr. Emakpo Sam Banks
Financial Secretary, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
GOVERNOR OF THE CBN MR SANUSI LAMIDO

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