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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 (CBN)" <info.cbnremittanceoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.cbngovsoffice@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 19:35:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: YOUR REMITTANCE INFORMATION.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
WUSE, ABUJA , NIGERIA
DIRECT LINE +234-1-2186933.
REPLY TO: info.cbngovsoffice@gmail.com

REF: CBN/GO/ABJ/2010.

Attn: Funds Beneficiary,

I have officially assumed full and effective tenure of office as the new
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with positive and punitive
measures, replacing Prof.Charles C.Soludo's lukewarm attitude to discharging
Nigeria's official transactions with our foreign contractors.

My writing you is occasioned by the outstanding contracts files found on my
desk that demands my most urgent attention. As you may wish to know, i was
formerly the Executive Director of the First Bank of Nigeria PLC, before my
present appointment as the apex bank Governor, and i am also known for
attaching seriousness and sincerity to all financial issues because matters
of money are not matters of fancy but matters of facts. I have already
attached every seriousness to all outstanding contracts payments such as
yours that i met and i am committed to releasing such funds to their various
beneficiaries without fear, favour nor further delay. Since such funds has
been approved it must be released and thats pure and simple.

The records i met on my desk shows that you are the beneficiary of Contract
Ref No: NNPC/PED/2039-X/2004, Valued at $18.5m, resulting from the Turn
Around Maintenance (TAM), Contract of the Port Harcourt, Refinery Complex.
I also noted that our Federal Executive Council (FEC), had granted
Irrevocable Approvals on the above funds. Why Prof.Charles Soludo, failed to
release such funds to you is indeed a mystery to me.

Furthermore, in totally avoiding any staff of the Central Bank of the
Nigeria (CBN), extorting money from our unsuspecting foreign contractors
with the frivolous excuses of releasing their funds, i have just held a
meeting with the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), using that opportunity to issue Stern Warnings to whom it may
concern,to know that their days are numbered with the CBN, as they must
desist from such shameful act perpetrated for their selfish interests. I
will not hesitate to sack and arraign such dubious and criminal officials
of the bank caught in such fraudulent practices at the law court henceforth.

All i demand from any beneciary is total compliance that will enable me
remit their funds inconsonance with the international funds remittance
regulations affecting all funds above a $1million, as directed by the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) respectively. I will
explain this procedure in detail on my receipt of your reply.

You are hereby, requested to furnish our offshore service bank with your full bank account details viz, name and
address of your bank, account name and number, telephone, fax and swift code of the bank for the immediate release of
your funds by Key Tested Telex (KTT) wire transfer without further delay.

Please, acknowledge receipt of my message with your full address, telephone
and fax numbers for immediate action on your now guaranteed funds release.

Accept my warm regards and be assured that i am here to protect and enhance the interests of all our foreign
contractors including you.

Yours-in-service,

Malam.Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
DIRECT LINE +234-1-2186933.
REPLY TO EMAIL ADDRESS: info.cbngovsoffice@gmail.com






















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