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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: "FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)" <payingoffice1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 21:10:44 +0200
Subject: YOUR MONEY!

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)


YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/01

Our records of outstanding contractors due for payment, with the federal
government of Nigeria, Your name and email address was discovered as next
on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their
payments. I am Mr.Sanusi L. A. Sanusi The Executive Governor Central Bank
Of Nigeria(CBN)

I want you to know that your payment is valid and maintained with us here.
I have ensured that you receive your fund through an international
certified bank draft OR through banking wiring transfer, acceptable and
payable to you

I can not vividly explain how this payment was generated / occurred to
you, but i was informed before I resumed my humble office in the month of
May 2009 that a contract with the Federal Government was executed in your
favor by a foreign contractor, who at the point of execution did not
receive his payments. Coupled with the fact that the computer departments
of the Central Bank was burnt down some months ago before I resumed this
humble office, and all available informations as regards your informations
that was dropped by the foreign contractor was missing as well.

I wish to inform you 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 my file your outstanding contract payment is $14.7Million
Dollars.


Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings below.

FULL NAME:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
HOW YOU WISH TO GET YOUR FUND.

As soon as this information's are received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria .

CONGRATULATIONS.

Lamido Sanusi
Executive governor, central bank of Nigeria (cbn).

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