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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: "Central Bank of Nigeria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbnkplc.sanusi@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:37:01 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS

FROM THE DESK OF
DR. SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
TELE: +234-808-213-5776
EMAIL:centralbnkplc.sanusi@yahoo.com.hk

FROM THE DESK OF PAY MASTER: ALHAJI LAMIDO SANUSI NEWLY EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN) HEADS OFFICE: TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS, NIGERIA CONTRACT PAYMENT APPROVAL ON CONTRACT NO: FGN/NNPC/022996/CB/2010.

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. I am newly Appointed Executive Governor of CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Please take note. According to the information am hearing since I was appointed concerning delay of foreign CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND WINNINGS because of this matter, I will devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract Payments.

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: Maureen Wilson
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 09593
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.

Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.

NEWLY APPOINTED GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ALHAJI LAMIDO SANUSI
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN



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