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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: "Dr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drs.lamido@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 01:08:00 +0400
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR LAMIDO SANUSI

FROM THE DESK OF MR LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OUR REF: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2013
YOUR REF:.................
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/010
CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

Attention:

My name is Dr. Sanusi Lamido the Executive Governor Of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R". Base on the meeting held today with The President of Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) and the Senate committee on debt reconciliation ealier this morning,I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense nature of politics in Nigeria. Something terrible happened three days ago here in my office, two men named Mr. Toa Kanfasha and Barry Freeman came up to me tendering some kind of certificate and claimed that they were issued by you to them as representatives of your ?800.000.00 (Eight hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds).

The claims proof that were tendered includes the following:

1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.

And were to remmit the sum:

NAME BARRY FREEMAN
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: CALIFORNIA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428
===========================

I called the Board of committes immediately as this men were out of my office that day, and that was why i was told to reach you again for proper verifications. But note that this men has been told to reach my office next week because these Documents which they tendered to this Noble Bank is a clear Proof that you sent them to Collect this 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 sum for you, at least you should have informed me as the Executive Governor of this Bank. Honestly, it really baffles me that you took such decision without my consent.

As the Governor of this Noble Bank, I was supposed to Release this Funds 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 Recognized Bonafide Beneficiary to this Funds. Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this Payment to these foreigners whom came on your behalf. In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to call this Bank immediately you receive this Confidential Letter.

NB. ON RESPONSE TO THIS NOTIFICATION, MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION'S FOR PROPER CONFIRMATION AND THE IMMEDIATE PROCESSING OF YOUR FUNDS

1. YOUR NAME.......................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS..................................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE...................................
4. FAX...................................
5. AGE...........................
6. SEX:....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:............
9. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
IMMEDIATELY.

MY CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS IS: (Drsanusi.lamido @ o2.pl)
MY PERSONAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: +234-708-662-6578 (Should be strictly confidential and hihgly undisclosed). Call me with the code of conduct (M.U.G.U-12)


OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
DR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI.
NEW GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (Since 3 June 2009 till date).
WEBSITE: http://www.cenbank.org/aboutcbn/TheBoard.asp?

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