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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 Bank Of Nigeria <electronic.wiredeptcbn@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: cbnforeignpay@sify.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:44:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary


                                   CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA
                                   OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR
                                          TINUBU
SQUARE,
                                      LAGOS
NIGERIA.
                            Fax: 234-1-759-485, TEL:
234-8074967779

                                                                                           
Date:1st July,.2010

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: 234-8074967779,
Fax: 234-1-759-485,or E-mail:cbnforeignpay@sify.com for more
directives.

Congratulation.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Sanusi
Lamido
New Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria.



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