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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 (C.B.N)" <cbnsendout@blumail.org>
Reply-To: <prof.lamido@blumail.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 06:57:19 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION !!!!

FROM THE DESK OF:PROF.SANUSI LAMIDO. {NEW ELECTED GOVERNOR CBN}

FROM THE DESK OF
PROF.SANUSI LAMIDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR(CBN)
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
REF: cbn/ird/cbx/021/09
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
TELEPHONE:+2347094018883

ATTENTION BENEFICAIRY


I RECEIVED A TRANSFER INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA DR.GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN,WHOM HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED

ALL OUTSTANDING INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENTS,LOTTERY PAYMENT WHICH WAS OVERDUE BY THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF CBN “PROF. CHARLES

C. SOLUDO OR OUR LATE PRESIDENT " ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA " AND AS WELL BENEFICIARIES WHOM WERE SCAMMED BY NIGERIAN 419

ARTISTS/PERPETRATORS IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

NOTE: OUT OF TEN SELECTED BENEFICIARIES APPROVED FOR PAYMENT,YOUR NAME AND YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS APPEARED IN OUR FILE AS THE

SECOND BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE US$10,000,000,00 WHICH HAS BEEN GAZZETED AND TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)

-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOUR GOOD SELF.

THE FIRST BENEFICIARY IN OUR PAYMENT RECORD (Mr. John Madwel) HAS RECEIVED HIS FUNDS VIA TELEX WIRE TRANSFER LAST WEEK.YOU

CAN CALL (Mr. John Madwel) ON +447011197455 FOR EVIDENCE.

NOTE : THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER IS CONCLUDED,CONSEQUENTLY YOU WILL OBLIGE TO PAY $850 ONLY FOR “TELEX

TRANSFER DUTY” IT IS COMPULSORY.MR. JOHN MADWEL AS WELL PAID $850 TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER OF HIS FUNDS.

ON RESPONSE TO THIS NOTIFICATION,MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONS FOR THE IMMEDAITE PROCESSING OF YOUR FUNDS

TO YOUR GOOD SELF.

1. YOUR NAME:...
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR TELEPHONE....
4. FAX.............
5. AGE........
6. SEX:....................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
8. YOUR BANK NAME :............
9. BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER : .............
10.BANKING ROUTING NUMBER OR SWIFT CODE : ............
11.BANK ADDRESS : ...............
12.STATE....CITY...ZIP...CODE
13. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............


NOTE: UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR BANKING DETAILS AS STATED ABOVE,I WILL FORWARD OUR PAYMENT INSTRUCTION TO YOU TO SEND THE

“TELEX TRANSFER DUTY” FEE OF $850 VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAMM TO THIS OFFICE.

FINALLY,IF YOU NEED MORE ASSURANCE ON THIS PAYMENT,DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE NUMBER : +234-709-401-8883 OR

CALL MR. JOHN MADWEL FOR MORE PROOF.


I REMAIN YOURS IN SERVICE,

PROFESSOR SANUSI LAMIDO.
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

N/B: YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO FORWARD THIS NOTIFICATION TO ANYBODY FOR YOUR SAFEGUARD MOTIVE.

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