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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 \(CBN\)" <allmessage26@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: krupags@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 22:39:54 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From: Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)




From: Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)#115 Asokoro Road, Abuja, NigeriaTel: +234 8068 0721 35
Attn: Beneficiary!
I am (Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) (born 31 July 1961) I was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. This morning I was searching for old files abandoned by Prof: Charles Soludo, Former Governor of this Bank and I found your file as uncompleted transaction. The total amount on your file is US$5.7Million including the last year bonus of CENTRAL BANK to all our customers.
I decided to use Bank Wire Transfer to complete the transaction but when I researched your file I noted that Bank to Bank transfer will require more Documents before it could be completed. Now I have ordered (Dr. Lawrence Igwe) Western Union Manager Central Bank Of Nigeria, to use their service of Western Union and complete the transfer.
According to Dr. Lawrence, sum of (US$20,000.00 Twenty Thousand United State Dollars) only will be paying to you per day and the particulars will be attached and forwarded to you for confirmation. He will be sending 6-different MTCN# to you everyday for pick up of the ($20.000.00)
He further stated that all it will cost you is US$155.00 for RENEWAL of your payment files to enable each payment made to reflect to your name without delay and also to obtain an (Fund Ownership Certificate) with your name and address. I will appreciate you contact Dr. Lawrence today to know other information he might need from you to complete the transfer and please pass this Code to him (711) so that he will know that you are the right person I directed to contact him. Contact him via mail:
Dr. Lawrence IgweTel: +234 8088 0743 353E-mail: krupags@hotmail.com
I wait for your reply once you start receiving the daily $20.000.00 as agreed.
Yours In Service!Mallam Sanusi Lamido SanusiGovernor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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