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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: "DR.SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI" <dr..sanusicb.n-nig@cbn.org>
Reply-To: c.b.n.remittance-deptorg@live.com
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:21:02 -0400
Subject: ARE YOU TRULY SICK (DID YOU INSTRUCT HER??)K



INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 )
A/C#: 32780612669g8
SWIFT CODE: BPH KPL PK.


ATTN: CONTRACT #: (MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009)

RE/ IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

How are you and your entire family, we hope you are all in a good
present state
of mind and health. Am the new sworn in Executive Governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria. Please bear with us for making the initial contact through the
email. This is to bring to your notice that we have finally signed an
agreement
with the United nations and World Bank Dignitaries at the G8 summit held
recently in Italy, and the Federal House of Senate have decided to settle all
enormous debt burden in order to enhance more International business
relationship between our Government and the International Community.

To this effect, The Federal Ministry of Finance have finally forwarded to this
office, the names of foreigner's/contractors that have not yet received their
payment and your name happen to be on the list. Your payment is next on the
payment schedule for this First quarter of the year 2010.

In accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution,
your contract payment documents have been verified, approved and arrangements
is being been made to effect your payment to you within the shortest period of
time in our bid to transparency as we have in our possession, the instrument
for perfecting that.

Meanwhile, a lady with name Mrs. Janet White from OHIO, USA has just contacted
us on your behalf and presented all the necessary documentations evidencing
your claim purported to have been signed personally by you for the release of
your contract fund to her. She further told us that you are seriously sick and
presently on a sick bed of which she is not even sure, you will survive. In
regards to this, we want you to reconfirm to this office, as a matter of
urgency if this lady is truly your representative, as we will not be held
responsible for any kind of irregularity after transferring your fund
to her as
instructed.

Also note that we can't do anything tangible right now without reconfirming
some necessary information from you as stipulated on our banking protocols of
operation. To this effect, we want you to carefully read and fill in the
appropriate information in the spaces provided below to facilitate the
immediate processing of your payment accordingly.

1) Your Full Name
2) Contact address
3) Phone, Fax And Mobile #

Upon receipt of the above information from you, we will proceed with the next
step on releasing your fund to you hence the above detailed
information will be
absolutely necessary for the processing of your payment to ensure we get it to
us ASAP.
We also want to use this medium to pose a warning/advise to you,
should in case
you are already dealing with anybody or office posing to be the
Central Bank of
Nigeria or any financial office, we advise that you STOP further contact with
them in your best interest and contact the genuine office of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN,) ONLY with our information accordingly.

Having said all this, we urge you to get back to this office immediately for
further advise and should in case you care to speak with me directly, you can
reach me with any of the numbers on the letter head above. Thank you very much
for your anticipated Co-operation in advance and please remember to always
quote your contract reference number in all future correspondence.

Congratulations in advance !

Best Regards,

DR. SANUSI LAMIDO
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


NOTE:
This PAYMENT NOTICE is only valid for one week, failure to issue claim within
this period will automatically void your payment in accordance with our
protocols of operation.


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