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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: "SANUSI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanusi505@live.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 05:05:57 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA PLC
GOVERNOR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
#48 AJOSE ADEOGUN STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA
Our Ref: OBN-0XX2/987/201
EMAIL:sanusi505@live.com
TEL:+234-802-816-1663
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT USD10.5 MILLION.
It is my humble obligation to write you this message in confirmation of
Your payment through our honorable bank (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA). I am Dr.Sansi L.Sanusi, The Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.
Dr Good luck E. Jonathan, the president of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria has empowered (CBN) bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all international payment base on our credibility and merit.
As an approved international paying apex bank, we have been
Instructed by the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the
Senate Committee on National Debt and the Board of National Contract
Review Panel to release your overdue contract funds with; contract
#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008, Transaction #: CBC/RXC/234 and
Allocation#: OBN/X44/701BZ/FG/NG.
Be informed that we have verified your payment agreement file as directed to us; your name is next on the list of our outstanding contractors/inheritance to receive his payment on this second quarter of the year. Be advised that because of so many beneficiaries who want to receive their Inheritance/contract fund at this first quarter of the
Year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (USD10, 500,000) only, as part payment so as to enable us Pay other beneficiaries.
To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly
Re-confirm the following information below:
1) Your full name and address
2) Phone: Fax and Mobile: None.
3) Name of your company, position and address:
4) Professions, age and marital Status.:
5) Copy of your driver's license for identification.:
As soon as we receive the above stated information, your payment Documentation exercise shall commence immediately for the release of your fund Directly to your nominated bank account without further delay.
BEST REGARDS,
GOVERNOR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA PLC (CBN)

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