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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: "C.B.N WIRE TRANSFER UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lamido_sanusi56@live.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:58:23 -0800
Subject: Account Name: Richard Williams.

Dear Beneficiary,

PLEASE CONFIRM URGENTLY,FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER INTO THIS ACCOUNT.THE ACCOUNT OWNER SEND THIS ACCOUNT ON YOUR BEHALF THAT YOU ARE IN A SICK BED THAT WE SHOULD TRANSFER YOUR DUE OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT OF US$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million seven hundred thousand United States dollars) INTO THIS NOMINATED ACCOUNT BELOW:


Account Name: Richard Williams.
Bank Name:Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number:0260 0959 3
Branch routing number:081904888
Account number is 0038 7303 9057
Bank address:420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049

Please your confirmation is needed before we make this transfer.

NEWLY APPOINTED GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ALHAJI LAMIDO SANUSI
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
CONTACT THROUGH DIRECT EMAIL-: lamido_sanusi90@live.com

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