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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: "Dr.Sanusi Lamido C.B.N" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mlpunite77@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:18:47 +1000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR LAMIDO SANUSI.

FROM THE DESK OF MR LAMIDO SANUSI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
contact email: mlpunite77@gmail.com
Tel: +234-813-374-3760
CONTRACT #: AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/0010
ATTENTION: OUR HONORABLE CONTRACTOR,

It's my honor in service to introduce my humble self to you as the new
sworn President of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on this note, the reason
why I am contacting you personally is to further inform you that Prof
Charles.C Soludo been the former CBN Governor is no longer working with
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), due to his illegal services and fraud
scandal he engaged himself into together with some top government
officials scamming some numbers of innocent payment beneficiaries out of
their hard earned laboriously money without releasing their Contract
Inheritance Payment owed to them as a result of is selfish interest which
was the main reason why Prof Charles Soludo been the former CBN Governor
was sacked and sent to jail.

To this effect, you are hereby advise and also warned by the management of
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop every e-mail and telephone
conversation you may have had with Prof Charles Soludo, the former CBN
Governor at the past and including those contacting you presently by
impersonating themselves to be me on my behalf of which they are not and
also using that as an avenue to extort money from you innocently thinking
they are the one in charge for the processing and release of your contract
inheritance payment to you which I want you to know categorically now that
they are just impostor's and not a legal Central Bank of Nigeria officials
as they claimed to be.

However, as the newly sworn President of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
this is to officially inform you that, its my legal duty and official
responsibility now as the elected CBN Governor to process your abandoned
contract inheritance master payment file with contract
no:(#AV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/0010) in your favor to enable you receive your funds
immediately without further delays but before this whole arrangement can
be concluded successfully as planed, there are RULES & REGULATION
PROTOCOLS OF SERVICE which you have to abide too accordingly as the sole
bonafide owner of this particular (E-MAIL ID) we use in contacting you now
been our service code of conduct we use before your approved contract
inheritance abandoned payment can be process and release to you as the
beneficiary.

Prior to this notification, this is your new PAYMENT PROCESSING CLEARANCE
SECURITY CODE known as (PROOF), and you must keep this as a TOP SECRET to
yourself without anybody knowing it as your security payment clearance
communication code which is (PROOF), so be advised to take note of this
code word I have stated above to you now to enable you not to make any
mistake due to the impostor's and fraudsters, also note that any email
coming from this office without the code word (PROOF) should be
dis-regarded and you must not for any reason reply such email message
without my authorization as the new CBN GOVERNOR because such email
proposal are likely to be sent from scammer's and nothing but HOAX, and
if you still want more information about the immediate release of your
payment, I will advise you to call me immediately for more detailed
information, because I don't want you to get into the hand of the wrong
people, so make sure you don't make mistake and follow my instruction.


Once again, We apologies wholeheartedly, for the unnecessary delay of your
payment not getting to you on time and also the inconveniences and inflict
that the previous sacked governor and is partners might have indulge you
through. However, we were having some minor technical problems with our
Central Information Data Base Payment System Hard Disk, at the past which
was the opportunity the former sacked CBN Governor in the person of Prof
Charles Soludo and is associate used against you by trying to divert your
contract inheritance fund into an unknown bank account belonging to their
partner in your country which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded
and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in
accrediting foreign contract payments to their due owner's.


Presently as sated , from the records of out standing contractors
inheritance payment fund due for payment with the federal government of
Nigeria, your name and Company was discovered as next of kin on the list
of the outstanding Contractors inheritance payment fund who have not yet
received their payments.


I wish to Inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and
can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be
released to record in my file your outstanding contract payment is
US$10,000,000,00 (Ten Million United States Dollars).


And make sure any email you get from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA THAT DOESN'T
HAVE THE CODE DON'T RESPOND TO THAT.


Make sure you take note of your new PAYMENT PROCESSING CLEARANCE SECURITY
CODE known as (PROOF). and don't make mistake just follow my word and i
promise you, you will be glad you did, just get back to me with the below
information so that we can proceed further with your contractors
inheritance payment fund which is to be release to you .


Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1)Your full name.
2)Your cell Phone Number, fax
3)Your Company name,
4)Profession, age and marital status.
5)Working/Passport's.
6)Your Valid Home Address.


As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired Transfer into your nominated bank
account directly from central bank of Nigeria.

Dr.Sanusi Lamido C.B.N
Executive Governor. C.B.N
contact email:mlpunite77@gmail.com
Tel: +234-813-374-3760

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