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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: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:20 +0200
Subject: VS: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION






_____

Fra: Executive Governor CBN [mailto:test@northone.ca]
Sendt: 18. juli 2010 20:16
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

(TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA)

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

FROM THE DESK: DR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/0010

We apologized, for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences and
Inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some
minor problems with our payment system, which is Inexplicable, and have held
us stranded and Indolent, not having the Aspiration to devote our 100%
Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments.

We apologized once again. From the Records of outstanding contractors due
for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and company
was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have
not yet received their payments.

I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and can
be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to
you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in
your file, we have in your name an outstanding contract payment of
US$10.000, 000.00 (Ten Million United States dollars).

Therefore as soon as this information is Received from you, we are going
to release your payment via Bank Draft that will cost you only $150 dollars
only or by ATM CARD that will cost you $120 dollars only and by wired
Transfer into your nominated bank account directly from central bank of
Nigeria that will cost you $175 dollars only, You are therefore advised to
choose any of the payment options mentioned above. For more information
contact the undersigned with the above number preferably.

More importantly, it may interest you to know that we cannot deduct any
money from the principal amount for any reasons as that will amount to total
fraud hence no one is ready to be charged with any act of Financial Crimes.

Based on these anomalies, we have been mandated by the Senior Economic
Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Goodluck
Jonathan, under the auspices of our sovereign head of authority that all
funds should be released in less than 96 hours from today

OPTION A: TO RECEIVE AN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT



(1) Full name and delivery address

(2) Address, city, state and country

(3) Direct mobile/ phone /fax.

(4) International passport or Driven license.

(5) Company name (if any) position and address

(6) Profession, age and marital status



OPTION B: TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER



(1) Your full name:

2) Address, city, state and country.

3) Phone, fax and mobile

4) Company name (if any) position and address

5) Banking details

6) Profession, age and marital status

7) Copy of your int'l passport/drivers license



OPTION C: ATM CREDIT CARD



(1) Full name and delivery address

(2)Address, city, state and country

(3) Direct mobile/ phone /fax.

(4) International passport or Driven license.

(5) Company name (if any) position and address

(6) Profession, age and marital status

We are looking forward to hear from you

THANKS

YOURS SINCERELY,

Dr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Executive Governor,

Central Bank of Nigeria

Executive Governor (CBN)




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