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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: "Malam Lamido Sanusi" <frank_ben@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: malamlamidosanusi@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:17:41 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary,




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
HEAD OFFICES ABUJA
Ref: CENBANK/ABJ/OG-09
PAYMENT CODE: WB/CEN/06654-15
E_MAIL malamlamidosanusi@hotmail.com
Attention:Beneficiary,

RE: BANK DRAFT PAYMENT OF US$1,500,000.00

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the WORLD BANK
in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam, US$1,500,000.00 (One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only each). You are listed and approved for
this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get
back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your
US$1,500,000.00 compensation funds.
On this faithful recommendation, we want you to know that during the last
meeting held at Abuja, Nigeria. It was alarming on the money lost by
various individuals to the scam artist operating in syndicates all over
the world today. In other to compensate victims, the WORLD BANK body is
now paying 150 victims US$1,500,000.00 each in accordance with the WORLD
BANK recommendations. Based on the above, a Bank Draft of US$1,500,000.00
has been issued in your name.
Benefactors of this compensation award will have to be first cleared and
recommended for payment by Central Bank. According to the number of
applicants at hand, 114 beneficiaries has been paid, over a half of the
victims are from the United states, we still have an outstanding of 36
scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have not been contacted
can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible
consideration. We shall deliver your fund to your address as soon as we
get response from you to receive your compensation payment.
Send below informations and payment code in your reply to this office.
(1) Name:
(2) Address:
(3) Copy or number of your Identification (International Passport or
Drivers License):
(4) Phone number:
Yours Faithfully,
Governor, CBN


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