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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: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbnk.alertfund@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:23:18 -0800
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE YOUR FUND?

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

Attn:

We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in conjunction with
some other relevant security Agencies here in the United States of America have
recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that
you presently have a transaction going on with the Central Bank of Nigeria,
regards to your over-due contract payment Which was fully endorsed in your favor
accordingly.

It might interest you to know that we have taken our time in screening through
this contract payment notification as stipulated on our protocol of operation,
and have finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and legal
with due process of law, and it is as well free from all illegal activities,
which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay.
Having said all this, we will further advise, that you should go ahead in
dealing with the Central Bank office accordingly as we will be monitoring all
their services accordingly with our intelligent monitoring network device, and
with your cooperation.

Furthermore, we want to place this on your notice that we recently had a meeting
with the New Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in person Mr.
Lamido Sanusi Aminu and Mr.Emakpo Sam Banks along with some of the top officials
of the Ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your
file is pending until when you personally come for the claim. They also told us
that the only problem they are facing right now is that some unscrupulous
element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people off their
hard earned money by impersonating the Executive Governor and the Central Bank
office.

We were also made to understand that a lady named Mrs. Joan C. Bailey from OHIO
and another person also named as Mr. Machovina Wachovia whom reside in Missouri
as well has already contacted the bank and also presented to them all the
necessary documentations evidencing your claims, claiming to have been signed
personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued
US$45,000,000.00 (Fourty Five Million United States Dollars), but the Central
Bank office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally
before they go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank information which was
forwarded to them by the above mentioned names, the main reason, we the Federal
Bureau of Investigation were contacted by the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to
assist them on making some investigation regards to this issue.

They further informed us that we should inform our citizens, who must have been
informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the Central Bank
of Nigeria , to be very careful prior to these irregularities so that they do
nOt fall victim to scam. We the FBI are instructing you personally, that if you
were already dealing with anybody/office claiming to be from the Central Bank of
Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them in your best
interest and then, contact immediately the real office of the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) only with the below information accordingly:

NAME: MR. LAMIDO SANUSI AMINU (CBN GOVERNOR)
MR. SAM BANKS (FINANCIAL SECRETARY)

OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Business District,
Cad astral Zone, federal
Capital Territory,
Nigeria.

TEL: +234-813-874-0717(Sam Banks).
Email: (centralbnk.alertfund@hotmail.com)

President Umaru Yar?adua nominated Mr. Lamido Sanusi Aminu, on Monday 1st June
2009, to the Nigerian senate for confirmation as the new central bank governor.
Mr. Lamido Sanusi Aminu, an economist, is currently the managing director of
first bank of Nigeria, the country?s largest lender. Is now the new central bank
of Nigeria governor? And resumes office as the new acting governor of the
central Bank of Nigeria, PLC on Wednesday 3rd June 2009. The central bank of
Nigeria, plc informed us the FBI, that they are through with the first (1st)
quarter transfer to beneficiaries, and that the new acting governor, Mr. Lamido
Sanusi Aminu, has instructed the remittance department of the central bank of
Nigeria, plc to head to the second (2nd) quarter transfer to beneficiaries where
your payment file belongs to now, note that Mr. Lamido Sanusi Aminu instructed
us to release all funds to beneficiaries.

And since a new management has been appointed at the central bank of Nigeria,
plc the bank states that the old payment code: to your inheritance contract
funds has been changed and that the new payment code: to your contract funds
will be (CBN/0024), take note of the new payment code: (CBN/0024), any e-mail
you receive henceforth that does not have your payment code: (CBN/0024). Should
be disregarded immediately and forwarded to us for immediate investigation.

Any e-mail that you receive stating Prof. Charles Soludo lollolChukwuma, should be
disregarded immediately.

Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington , D.C.
20535-0001 , USA

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