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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: <govnofficedesk1@skymail.mn>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:54:22 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

From The Office of The:
Lamido Sanusi, Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
 
 
RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT #: QAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/2012
 
 
On behalf of the entire Staff of this board and the Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with IMF and World Bank, we apologise for the delay on your Contract Payment and all the Inconveniences you may have encuntered while pursueing this payment.
I am the new Cbn Governor now. We found out that Prof Charles Soludo did not make the payment to you BEFORE he was sacked from the office.
 
 
However, from the Records of outstanding Contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name and Company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Contractors who have not yet received their payments.
 
 
I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole and your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.
 
 
Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding Contract Payment is US$50,700,000.00 (Fifty Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
 
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
 
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Company Name, Position and Address.
4) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
5) Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport.
 
 
As soon as the above mentioned details are received, your payment will be made to you.
Yours Faithfully,
 
Dr Lamido Sanusi
FROM CBN GOVERNOR
Tel:234 815 805 6745
Email:customerunitdept@skymail.mn

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