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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 INFO UNIT.." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:03:07 +0100
Subject: Re: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR LONG AWAITED PAYMENT

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau of Investigation. J. Edgar.
Hoover Building Washington D.C
Base on the informations reaching us from IRS and our Monitoring Network System (MNS) some illegal officers in government of Nigeria/Africa, in the Apex Bank have been apprehended by the legal authorities, for not releasing your Inheritance ATM CARD/ Contract payment funds due to their selfish interest with some top government officials in other to divert your fund into an account in Asia because their plan failed
The New Central Bank Governor, Dr. Lamido Sanusi, has approved your payment of $8.5M ( Elight million Five Hundred Thousand, United States Dollars) via wire bank to bank transfer or through ATM CARD payment system. The ATM CARD is designed to work on any Automated Teller Machine around the Globe.incase you chose ATM CARD for payment
Confirm the following datas immediately - Your Names - Direct telephone Numbers - occupation - Your address and Any form of identification.
We have been assured that your payment will be released to you through wire transfer or through ATM CARD payment system we can transfer to the beneficiary which funds has been approved by the new ellected President Dr Goodluck. B Jonathan, After the death of The late Immediate pass President Umaru Yar'Adua who has failed totally to fulfill his promise made so far.
However,You have been advised to contact the minting and printing director of Central Bank of Nigeria,Dr.Benjamin Johnson via Telephone or email:infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk for the release of your fund.
Mallam Sanusi Lamido
Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria
Contact address
Contact Phone :
Mr. Thompson Blair
HEAD OF INVESTIGATIONS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC
#206-201-2134
N/B : The Central Bank has assured the FBI that, Your payment will be released to you within 72 working hours upon the fulfilment of the necessary required doc's

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