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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: CBN GOVERNOR <directordebt_managementoffice@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: CBN GOVERNOR <centralbnk.gov.ng-offce1@live.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:31:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: HON. BENEFICIARY:--Urgent Response Needed!!

Office of the Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tinubu Square, Lagos-Nigeria.

 
Dated this 20th day of July, 2009.

Attn. Dear Beneficiary,

I hope this correspondence is received with the urgency and the expediency required. It has come to the notice of the Board of Trustees at the CBN that your present inheritance claims application being handled by the Remitting Bank in Nigeria is experiencing some man made irregularities.To this effect,it has become necessary for the Board of Trustees to invite trained Fund Transfer / Assets transfer Specialists from the United States to resolve and regularize your fund release with immediate effect and stop all further fund discrepancies.

As the new Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) I have been appointed by the Board of Truees to take charge of your transaction, so that your funds can be transferred within the soonest possible time without needing to pay all the huge sums of monies that are being demanded from you by the remitting bank, you are to get back to me immediately . All processes to have your funds paid to you immediately through the CBN's Liaison Remittance Office in New York have been initiated to cut out unnecessary costs.You are advised to keep this communication highly confidential as the CBN Board of Trustees have asked us to resolve this fund payment independent of the office of the CBN Governor to identify the the principal participants in this unethical payment procedure.

Furthermore, you are hereby advised to discontinue your dealings with the staff of the remitting bank who have been taking advantage of you by telling you to pay unnecessary exorbitant charges which will only make your fund payment a long drawn out process. And do not pay no further fees or charges to the Remitting Bank in Nigeria as well as any person or persons, Real or Fictitious,prostates and institutions as they shall no longer be handling your payment process. From henceforth, all correspondence regarding your transaction, should be directed to my office desk for further verifications and directives.

I await your immediate correspondence with your contact details.

Full Name:-
Full Address:-
Tel No.:-
Private Email:-
Occupation:-
Date of Birth:-

Your effort in responding to this letter will be immensely cherished and valued.

Yours faithfully,

LAMIDO SANUSI.
Executive Governor (CBN)

Statement of confidentiality: "The information in this email and in anyattachments contains confidential information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to anyperson without authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are not authorized to and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it.

  

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