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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusilamido05@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:46:26 -0600
Subject: CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS.

 
FROM THE DESK MR SANUSI LAMIDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OUR REF: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2013
YOUR REF:.................
TELEX: CENBANK.
EMAIL: sanusilamido5@yahoo.fr
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/123
 
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
 
CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS.
 
 
My name is Mr Sanusi Lamido the Executive Governor Of The Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R".I
discovered that your name and email address (in the Central Computer among the
list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that
was originated from Africa ( Nigerian Government) Europe, Asia Plus Middle east,
Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has
been located to a suspense account.
 
 
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of
$10.7 million and has been approved already for Payment. yesterday two foreigners
(Mr. Tim Parker,Professor Charles Soludo and Mr. Rowland Gulf) visited my office in your stead to inform that they are your Representatives from United State, whom you send tocollecting your Funds for you.
We in this Bank do not understand why you sent these men to come and Collect
your Funds on your behalf. If actually you want them to help you Collect your
Inheritance Bill Sum, atleast you should have informed me as the Executive
Governor of this Bank. They actually tendered some Vital Documents which Proved
that you actually sent them for the Collection of this Funds. Honestly, it
really baffles me that you took such decision without my consent. Here are the
Document which they tendere tothis Bank today:
 
 
1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.
 
 
Actually, these Documents which they tendered to this Noble Bank is a clear
Proof that you sent them to Collect this Funds for you. Finally,I told them to
come back tommorrow morning and they promised to come back. As the Governor of
this Noble Bank, I was supposed to Release thisFunds to them but I refused to do
so because I wanted to hear from you first. Due to the Nature of my job, I will
not want to make any mistake in Releasing this Funds to anyone except you whom
is the Recognised Bonafide Beneficiary to this Funds. Kindly clearify us on this
issue before we make this Payment to these foreigners whom came on yourbehalf.
In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to call this Bank
immediately you receive this Confidential Letter.
 
 
OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
Mr Sanusi Lamido.
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
 

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