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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: BANK OF AFRICAN COMPENSATION UNIT <bankofafrica123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: c_careservice@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 08:50:36 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

BANK OF AFRICA COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION.

YOUR $2.5MILLION COMPENSATION IS READY PLEASE.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to
all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the
UNITED NATIONS and CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA have agreed to compensate them
with the sum of US$2.5Million United State Dollars to each person.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
problems etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are
contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.Please
make sure you respond to this email well and stop communicating with
FAKE Office that has been promising you heaven and earth but all is in
vain.

You are advised to contact MR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, governor CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, as he is our representative in Nigeria,

Therefore, you should send him Email immediately with BELOW
INFORMATION he will tell you what you need to do to receive your
US$2.5Million United State Dollars.

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address........
Your Private Tele Phone Number.......
A copy of your International passport
Your Age....................
your Company Address........


Person to Contact: MR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
Email:( c_careservice@rocketmail.com)
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Hoping to hear from you.

Regards,

MR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI.

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