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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: "Tunde Lemo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tunde.lemo.ng@minister.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:14:30 -0700
Subject: SUPER URGENT

FROM DR.TUNDE LEMO
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
FINANCIAL SECTOR STABILITY
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
E-mail: tunde.lemo.ng@minister.com


Attn: sir.

I discovered your Inheritance Payment of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($8.5M) unclaimed or our payment system. This was supposed to get to you via Dr Ignatus Imala's office via ATM CARD, and it has been insured by Nicon Insurance Company as well. So I wonder why, you didn’t come for claim? Are you ill? If so, we advise you send your next of kin information to claim it on your behalf by confirming to my office the below information.

Your full names
Your full Home address (NOT P.O.BOX)
Current home phone number
Sex/identification.


YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.TUNDE LEMO,
DEPUTY GOVERNOR CBN.

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