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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 <officexx@att.net>
Reply-To: n.osaso@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:30:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Office of International Remittance

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS.

ABUJA, NIGERIA.

OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/342/11



RE: IMMEDIATE FUND TRANSFER.



Attention: Beneficiary



This is to inform you that this institution has been directed by the

Nigerian Senate Committee to review your fund transfer issue that has

been pending over the years. After due deliberations which lasted for

five days, we had therefore resolved to contact you to inform you that

we have been urgently requested to pay your fund amounting to Twenty

Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars including an

interest of Seventeen Thousand United States Dollars through an

Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM CARD).



Without delay, we urge you to as a matter of urgency reconfirm all

your details to this institution to enable us progress with the

proceedings.



Yours faithfully,

Dr Nosa Osaso

For:



Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

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