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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn_bankofpaymentcentre2000@skymail.mn>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:34:21 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL URGENT NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM DESK OF (CBN).

From The Office of The
Governor,Dr Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tinubu Square, Victory Island Lagos Nigeria.
Our Ref: OFID/DO/CIR./Vol.1/488
Tel: +234-805-221-6207
Payment Code (CBN/BFN/2132)
Official EMAIL: cbn_bankofpaymentcentre2000@skymail.mn
 
 
                PAYMENT APPROVAL URGENT NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM DESK OF (CBN).
 
 
Attn: Dear Beneficiary
 
 
I am Mr. Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the newly appointed executive governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), this is to bring to your notice that i came across your file on my desk which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees, but your fund was not released to you.
The most annoying thing is that they won't tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you, instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, Be informed that i can release this fund to you safely as the new appointed executive governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and for security reasons, you must ensure that you always act according to my instruction until you have confirmed your fund in your designated bank account.
 
 
I needed to do this because you need to know the statues of your Funds and cause for the delay, please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria, and you may not understand it because you are not a Nigerian. The only thing needed to release this fund is the Anti drug/terrorist clearance certificate which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)for clearance of the transferred amount in your account.
 
 
Once the Anti drug /terrorist clearance certificate is obtained funds will immediately reflect in your bank within 10 Minutes, the certificate is all that is needed to complete this transaction and i want you to note that your actual funds was valued at $10.5 MILLION USD and the president made a compensation fund released for all unpaid beneficiary valued at $10.5 million USD, which makes your fund a total of US$30,000,000.00. Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non release of your funds that I managed to sneak out for your kind perusals.
 
 
1) Former CBN Governor Prof. Charles soludo
2) Chief Joseph Sanusi
3) Dr. R. Rasheed
4) Barrister Awele Ugorji
5) Mr. Roland Ngwa
6) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams
7) xoom transfer systsem
8) Dr. Patrick Aziza
9)  NATWEST BANK
10) ECO Bank
11) Credit Bank
12) Barclay's Bank
13) Mr Tunde Lemo
14) Mr Kingsley Agwor
15) Mrs Farida Waziri former EFCC office director.
 
 
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.
 
 
FULL NAME,..................................
FULL BANKING DETAIL.........................
PHONE NUMBER................................
COUNTRY AND ADDRESS.........................
OCCUPATION..................................
NEXT OF KING................................
DRIVE LIECENS...............................
 
 
Do get in touch with me immediately with my direct number+234-80-5221-62-07
or email:  cbn_bankofpaymentcentre2000@skymail.mn, in order to concluded this final transaction immediately and also send to me a copy of your international passport or driver's license for reference purpose.
 
 
Regards,
Mr.Mallam SaLamido Sanusi.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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