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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: "Customer Dept. CBN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusilamido11995@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 16:52:38 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICAIRY

ATTENTION BENEFICAIRY
 
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR OFFSHORE OFFICE BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUNDTRANSFER
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN M/S MELLINDA WILLIS CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATION'S:
 
NAME MELLINDA WILLIS
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: CALIFORIA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.
 
PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS
INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$10,500,000:00
MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF CONTRACT PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF.
 
YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:............
YOUR NAME:...
YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
YOUR TELEPHONE....
FAX.............
AGE........
SEX:....................................
YOUR OCCUPATION ...............
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY............
 
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THISREPUTABLE BANK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE
 
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE /FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.
 
HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WILLIS, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONTINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.
CALL IMMEDIATELY...................  +2347089541509
YOURS IN SERVICE,
 
sanusi lamido
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT (CBN)
Email:email:sanusilamido11995@hotmail.com

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