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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)" <executivegovcentbankofnigeria@gmail.com>
Reply-To: governorapexbankofnigeria@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:34:26 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: RELEASE OF US$55.5M TO YOU FOR OUR MUTUAL INVESTMENTS BENEFITS.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
WUSE, ABUJA , NIGERIA
DIRECT LINE +234-802.136.1772.
REF: CBN/GO/ABJ/2013

RELEASE OF US$55.5M TO YOU FOR OUR MUTUAL INVESTMENTS BENEFITS.

I, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Executive Governor, Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), formerly the Group Managing Director of First Bank of
Nigeria PLC, before my present appointment as the governor of the apex
bank of Nigeria, wish to contact and request for your hands and goodwill
in investments for our mutual interests benefits.

Briefly, i was appointed the CBN Governor in 2009, replacing Prof.Charles
Soludo, who resigned from the CBN on political reasons. I met an
outstanding contract payment when i assumed office which ought to have
been released by Prof.Soludo but for complexity reasons which i discovered
and strictly disclosing to you herein. The said contract was executed by
a Japanese firm for the Turn Aound Maintenance (TAM), Contract of one of
Nigeria's Refinery Complex. The said contract from my observations of the
available records before me when i took over, was deliberately
over-invoiced to the tune of US$55.5M. I released the actual contract
amount from our offshore grant account to the Japanese company, of which
i am giving you a 100% GUARANTEE that your US$55.5M shall be released from
the same source under enabling environment.

I am therefore, contacting to release the US$55.5M (Fifty Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only), by introducing and using you
as a joint contractor, with the Japanese firm, who executed the said
contract with the NNPC, and your sum of US$55.5m is still oustanding. All
relevant documentary contract payment approvals shall be granted in your
favoour and an attorney shall represent you here accordingly. Please, get
back to me if you are interested and capable of handling the $55.5m, by
filling the below form to enable me furnish you wilh further official and
legal details. You will be glad you did our sharing and investing terms
remains 50-50. I will be most grateful if you can protect and enhance my
interest by investing my 50% of the $55.5m till i am able to lay hands on
it considering, my present appointment. I wish you could be able to help
me and if yes, please, get back to me as follows:

Full
Names:................................................................................................................

Mailing
Address:.......................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................................

Cell Phone
...............................................................................................................

Company
Name:......................................................................................................

Accept my warm regards as i look forward to your prompt response and
speaking with you.

Yours-in-service,

Malam.Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
DIRECT LINE +234-802.136.1772.




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