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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: "ROBERT S. MUELLER III DIRECTOR FBI" <info@fbi_securitywatchdept.org>
Reply-To: mr.sanusi_lamido.ng@live.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:59:09 -0400
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F.B.I)
http://www.fbi.gov
ROBERT S. MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR F.B.I.
Direct Line: 206-888-4277
Email: fbi_securitywatch1@LIVE.COM

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington,
D.C. 20535-0001, USA


FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I) write to you in correspondence to
the meeting that was recently held on the 19th of November 2011 at the Bank
Auditorium Center, the whole conflict of SCAMS was revealed to us by the Board
of Trustee of Federal Republic of Nigeria mostly by the three arms of Government.

The Judiciary, the Legislature and the Executive) with the Federal republic of
Nigeria Government on the ERADICATION of SCAMS on the internet. Federal bureau
of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant
Investigation Agencies like Internal Revenue Service here in the United states
of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence
monitoring network that you presently have a transaction with the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully
endorsed in your favor accordingly. After the meeting held These three arms
of Government has made US realize that the ramped of SCAMS over floating
around the United State of America and some other part of the world was been
set up by the root of some CBN Ex-Workers that have been suspended for
sometimes due to their dubious characters of initiating people to impersonate
the Government Workers to receive peoples hard
earn money from them, mostly with the Executive Governor identity.

For these reasons, the New Central Bank Executive Governor was invited to this
office to defend the allegation against Him. While he made complain that his
office was not in charge of foreign transfer of funds, that the accredited
office was Federal Ministry of Finance Department (FEDMINAP) in person of MR.
FEMI MATHEW as the New appointed Accountant General in charge of all foreign
transfer Payment files.

They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is that some
unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent
people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor
that is why the Federal Government has appoint EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR: ALHAJI
SANUSI AMINU LAMIDO SANUSI as the Payment Director of the Central Bank office.

The Federal government of Nigeria has approved that all overdue outstanding
Inheritance Fund must be paid, which might leads to recalling of funds back to
the Bank Treasury. Meanwhile, we are also informed that a Man with an America
passport number (3028882234) came to the Central Bank affiliated bank office
in UK few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative to
claim your inheritance fund of US$15,000,000.00M (Fifth Million United State
Dollars).

Here are the man information below:

Name: Denis Marion
Bank Name: City Bank
Bank Address: Arizona, USA
Account Number: 6503809008.

INSTRUCTION/WARNING FROM ROBERT S. MUELLER III.

NB: You are urgently advised to contact the Office of the Executive Governor,
as a matter of urgency if this Man is from you so that this office will not
issue your fund and be held responsible, If this man isn't of your true
representative, you are requested to contact for your inheritance claim valued
of US$15,000,000.00M (Fifth Million United State Dollars). only which will be
remitted to you .

And should incase you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to
be From the Central Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further
Contact with in person from Africa in your best interest and as you already
know that PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDO is no more the acting Gov of the (CBN) and
then contact the real office of the New (GOV) of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) only with the Below information's accordingly:

EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR: ALHAJI SANUSI AMINU LAMIDO SANUSI
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria, Central Business District,Cadastral
Zone, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.
EMAIL: mr.sanusi_lamido.ng@live.com

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Note: We are on investigation and security watch over any message with Central
Bank, to benefit the satisfaction of all the United States Citizen by seeking
to Wiretap scams on the internet with the help of Nigeria Government and also
with The assistance of all United states Citizen, by listening to the
instructions we give out to avoid falling for SCAMS on INTERNET.

All modalities has already been worked out even before you were contacted and
note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you proceed so
You don't have anything to worry about.

All we require from you henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track
with you and the Central Bank of Nigeria. Without wasting much time, will want
you to contact him immediately with the above email address so as to enable
him attend to your case accordingly without any further delay as there is
limit of validity on this transaction and further delay might make you lose
this transaction as the rightful Beneficiary.

Should in case you need any more information's in regards to this
Notification, be free to get back to us via this email
(fbi_securitywatch1@LIVE.COM) so that we can brief you more as we are here to
guide you during and after this project has been completely perfected and you
have received your contract fund as stated.

Thank you very much for your co-operation in advance as we earnestly await
your urgent response to this matter.

Regards,

Robert S. Mueller III,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington,
D.C. 20535-0001, USA
Cell : 206-666-2275

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