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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: "PAYMENT NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusi.a.sanusi@message-machine.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:27:26 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Geneva office 58, Rue De M0ilebeau
1209 Geneva Switzerland.

In Conjunction CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Kind Attn: Beneficiary with African/ European Countries

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT WITH AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Sequel to the meeting we had with the African and European country leaders in regards to the payments been owed by the Africa and Europe continents, the I Unity (AU) and that of the European Union (EU) have made it known to all the beneficiaries been owed via Contracts, Inheritance, Lottery Winners and during their recent interview with British broadcasting co-operation (BBC) that all the debts been owed by the Africans and Europeans should be paid to them via AU and EU accounts with the supervision of the International Monetary and The Central Bank of Nigeria is responsible to transfer your payment to any account of your choice.

We wish to inform you that the World Bank, (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have approved a total sum of US$10.500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ) for the settlement of these Debts owed to various beneficiaries at which we are assigned to ensure complete payment to each beneficiary. The amount approved for immediate payment to you is the sum of US$10.500,000.00(Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars )

You are advised to stop any further communication with any person or group of persons. and contact the Central Bank Governor and also call me on +23418253565 with the following listed information below, also send your reply to his email address sanusi.a.sanusi@message-machine.com
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Occupation
5. Country: (Present Location)
6. Nationality:
7. Telephone:
8. Fax number: (if any)
9.Banking Particulars

For you own good, i would advice you to STOP all transaction to insure you are not scammed and contact the Central Bank Governor for him to transfer your approved fund to any account of your choice.

The former payment officers that have been handling your payment before have been instructed to hands off from you payment due to the petitions and series of complaints we have been receiving from all parts of the world against African and European countries with the manner they are delaying their beneficiaries funds. Some petitions we received made it known to us that some beneficiaries have lost all they have achieved in the life time due to the way Africans especially are asking them to pay one charge or the other in regards of their payments.

Please contact The Central Bank Governor and call him immediately for the collection of your International Transfer Payment CODE to enable you confirm your payment in your account without further delay. He is the only authorized officer in the International Monetary Fund Unit in Lagos Nigeria to handle and witness your payment, any other further communication you have outside his office is at your own risk, and you are advised to stop making any further payment to any one without The Central Bank Governor notice because he is the only authorized officer with International Monetary Fund Unit in Lagos Nigeria via AU and EU reserve account under united nations payment gazette.

Get back to us immediately you confirm your payment in your account to enable us close your payment file with us.

Best regards,
Mr. Raul Martins
Senior Human Rights Officer United Nations Switzerland

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