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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusi2009@blumail.org>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:16:13 -0800
Subject: Kindly get back

Attention:
 
Kindly get back to me immediately.I am the executive governor CBN,Dr Sanusi Lamido.On assumption of office last year,I discovered that you are being owed the sum of TEN MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS as unpaid contract/inherittance/lottery fund in Contractors Category [A] Record file.
Kindly re-confirm your information including your phone number for verification and immediate payment within 24 hours.
 
You are required to choose one of the three mode of payments below:WIRE TRANSFER,DIPLOMATIC CASH PAYMENT,ATM CARD PAYMENT
 
Get back to me asap.
 
Yours in Service,
 
Dr Sanusi Lamido
Executive Governor
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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