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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: "EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alhajisanusi01@inmail24.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:39:32 -0500
Subject: ATTN: COMPENSATION PAYMENT OFFICER FROM (CBN)

FROM THE DESK OF ALHAJI LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OUR REF: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2012
YOUR REF:.................
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/2012.
 
 
 
 
 
                             CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS
 
 
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
  
 
 
My name is Mr Lamido Sanusi  the Executive Governor Of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R".I discovered that your name and email address (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa (Nigerian Government) Europe, Asia Plus Middle east,Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to a suspense account.
 
Subsequent to the outcome of the amalgamated bank meeting held last weekend at the SHERATON HOTELS ABUJA. Entitled, ‘’ Implementation of All Due Foreign Outstanding Payments’’.However, we the Foreign Payment Management Department of Central Bank of Nigeria, were at the end of the meeting being mandated by the office of the Presidency to make sure that beneficiaries whose files were brought to the meeting venue by their local representatives received their approved part payment of One Million Dollars on or before 1st week of July 2012.
 
 
 
 
However, Following the instruction from the office of the Presidency to the local representatives before the meeting commenced, we, the Foreign Payment Management Department of Central Bank of Nigeria hereby wishes to inform you that all the foreign outstanding payment files in London and in Africa at large has been forwarded to our department (Foreign Payment Management Department of Central Bank of Nigeria) for final payment as programmed. Therefore, you are respectfully advised to reconfirm the following information to this department for the confirmation of your payment to enable us proceeds
to serve you better.
 
 
 
 
(A) Your Full Name:     
(B) Your Mobile Phone and Fax Number:
(C) Your Contact Address:
 
 
 
 
However, the fundamental nature of the meeting and the development thereafter is to reinstate trust in the heart of our esteemed clients/customer outside the country because togetherness we deliver superior value to our customers by reinstating our service standard.
 
 
 
Regards,
Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
Email alhajisanusi@superposta.com
 

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