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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.WASHINGTON DC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.fbi.wdc1_gov@live.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:39:48 -0700
Subject: FBI>>CONTACT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IMMEDIATELY IN REGARDS TO YOUR CONTRACT FUNDS...(CBN/0024)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
WWW.FBI.GOV.
HTTP://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm
 
 
26/2/2012.
 
 
Attention
 
We the Federal Bureau of Investigation wdc want to inform you that we had an investigation with the internet which we came to confirmed that you had a transaction valid the sum of $45,000,000.00, note that your funds is still on pending with the Central Bank of Nigeria and they await your response so that they can proceed with the transfer of your funds. Note that we have concluded an investigation with the transaction and confirmed that it is 100% legitimate and free from scam.
 
 
Also they made us to understand that this lady Mrs, Joan C. Bailey have been in there office several times claiming that you sent her to help you claim your funds since you are not feeling fine and that you are at the hospital at the moment, we advice you to contact the bank right away with there e-mail address which is (central_bnkof.nig@LIVE.COM) and let them know if you truly authorized the lady to claim your funds or let them get back to you on how to claim your funds.
 
 
NAME: MR. LAMIDO SANUSI AMINU (CBN GOVERNOR)
MR. SAM BANKS (FINANCIAL SECRETARY PHONE NUMBER: +234-705-506-0112
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria
Central Business District,
Cad astral Zone, federal
Capital Territory,
Nigeria.
 
Email: (central_bnkof.nig@LIVE.COM)
 
WEBSITE: www.cenbank.org
 
 
You are further notified to come up with needed information that will yield in transferring your payment funds to you. Get back to us with needed information to have your funds transferred. you are further advised to re-confirm to our humble office the below information, so that we will not have any problem regarding the transfer of your fund into your bank account.
 
 
FULL NAME:
PHONE NUMBER OR FAX NUMBER,MOBILE:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
BANKING DETAILS:
PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENSE:
 
 
 
I will personally Advise you to take this very serious an follow all the instructions given to you by we and the bank because they are here to serve you better.It might interest you to know that the bank have three ways in making contractors payment and they are stated below with the amount for cost of transferring your contract funds to you.
1) Through telegraphic transfer direct to your destination bank account...............$1,500
2) Through certified bank draft that will be delivered to you.........................$850
3) Through a consignment box delivery to your door step...............................$640
 
 
Is very necessary that you present all those informations because without that the (CBN) PAYMENT OFFICE DEPARTMENT can not start the processing of transferring your fund to you and the delivery of all the legal documentations regarding this transaction.. I will personally advise you to always check your email and get back to us / the bank on time.
 
 
Note there e-mail address (central_bnkof.nig@LIVE.COM) and phone Number (+234-705-506-0112),any e-mail which you received in regards to any funds transactions that does not come from the above e-mail address or do not have your payment code which is (CBN/0024 )should be disregarded and forwarded to us for proper investigation.
 
contact the bank so that they will give you the payment information which you will use in making the payment for the cost of transferring your funds to you,and get back to us with there response.
 
Thank you and God Bless America.

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