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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: <cbn.deptoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:25:57 -0300
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND

Dear Beneficiary,
A meeting was held last weekend as to the problem surrounding the Remittance of your fund, and after all deliberation, the Panel Agreement was to load your fund into a worldwide accessible ATM Visa Credit Card. We have waited for you to get in contact with us for your ATM Visa Credit Card with the total sum, Which you can withdraw your Fund at any ATM Machine in your location Worldwide, with maximum daily limit amount of USD$15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) Hence you are willing to claim your Fund.
Note that the delivery charges of your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD has already being paid, Apart from the Security Keeping Fee and insurance clearance, which cannot be paid due to your delay in contacting this office for claim of your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD Winning Fund. The Security Keeping Fee, together with the insurance clearance Fee is $550 only and this is the only charges you are authorized to pay as there is no Hidden charges require for any reason, to have your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD completely insured and delivered to your residential address for daily withdrawal. All you need to do is to forward the Fees so as to facilitate the immediate release of your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD for immediate delivery to you.
Kindly re-confirm your details for verification, and make sure your residential address is provided correctly, to avoid any atom of mistake during delivery process of your ATM VISA CREDIT CARD, so as to facilitate the immediate release of your ATM CARD immediately as soon as you comply with the requirement.
(1) Your Full Name........................................................................................................................
(2) Full Residential Address..............................................................................................................
(3) Direct and Current Phone.......................................................................................................
(4) Nationality ……………………............................................................................................................
(5) Present Country ……………...........................................................................................................
As soon as your details are submitted, you shall be advised accordingly by our security department officer. Thanks for your maximum co-operation. NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating our efforts and defrauding beneficiaries, we shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.
DO NOT REPLY IF YOU WILL NOT ADHERE TO MY DIRECTIVES.
Yours-In-Service.,
Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Governor (CBN).
+234-70-172-193-24

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