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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: <cbnforeign_pay64@yahoo.ie>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:11:17 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE

                           CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
                        OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
                       TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA.
                 Fax: 234-1-759-485, TEL: 234-8085972145
                                                                                     
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE
Ref No BTC 7149180 FG 041703
Dear Beneficiary,
In our response to directives from Federal Government of Nigeria to verify and effect "immediate payment". to all foreign contractors whom their payment has long been over due.I the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria on this day issued the release of US$10Million Dollars Only as part payment of your total contract sum.
However, all non capital fees which was due on your payment and which was part of the course why you have not received said funds, has been forwarded to the second phase of your payment.
Sir, as a result of last terrorist attack to America and its global effect to unchapter decision on money laundry, global effect is geared towards tracking down every bank operations of the terrorist movement.
Therefore Nigeria been a member, cannot afford to derail from United Nations directives, hence I have today signed an equivalent of your US$10Million Dollars which will be paid to you through electronic wire transfer .
We understand you have a mischievous experience in the past, trying to release your money but we want to let you know that this is a complete new management with moral conscience and vision championed by I the new Executive Governor - Mr Sanusi Lamido  and we promise that you will not have such ugly experience again, much you adhere to this directives.
As a matter of urgency, do contact DEPUTY GOVERNOR, DR TUNDE LEMO on Phone: 234-8085972145, Fax: 234-1-759-485,or E-mail: cbnforeign_pay64@yahoo.ie  for more directives.
Congratulation.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Sanusi Lamido
New Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria.

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