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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: lami sanu <lamidoss002@msn.com>
Reply-To: <lamidosanusi.governor@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 07:45:51 +0100
Subject: Irrevocable Payment Approval of Your fund.





>From The
Official Desk Of

Mallam
Lamido Sanusi Governor,

Central Bank
of Nigeria



Attention:
The Beneficiary



Irrevocable
Payment Approval of Your fund.



We
apologize, for the delay in your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict
that we might have indulged you through. However, we were having some minor
problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us
stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity
in accrediting foreign contract payments.



It might
interest you to note that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Local & Foreign
Debt Payment, has approved your payment. Your file has been submitted to my
table for prompt verification and payment. In this regard, kindly reconfirm
below information to my office immediately for proper identification.



1) Your Full
Names.

2) Your
Address.

3) Your Home
Phone Number and Your Cell phone numbers

4) Amount owned
to you.

Upon the
proper identification, I will immediately forward your file to the Presidency
for approval and issue you with the Fund Release document from the PRESIDENCY,
which is called PRESIDENTIAL RELEASE ORDER. It might interest you to note that
the issue of payment has been withdrawn from every other bank/ministry in
Nigeria due to unpatriotic/unofficial system of the officials which instead of
paying the approved beneficiaries they turn in charging unofficial fees.



Information
was given that you have sold your fund payment/inheritance to one Mr. Clifton
Townsend of Texas United States of America and that all documents regarding to
the payment should go to Mr. Clifton Townsend and fund should be transfer to
his below stated bank account. Bank: Citi Bank, Texas NA. A/C #: 9772524019,
Routing # 113193532, A/c Name: Clifton Townsend. I want you to confirm the
above stated information if they are correct, to enable us move forward on the
reform program.



Waiting for
your urgent reply via return mail for immediate conclusion of your payment.
Please get back to me immediately.



Yours
Faithfully,

Mallam
Lamido Sanusi

Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria.



Note: This mail is
confidential and contains privileged information. If you are not the intended
recipient, you should not copy, distribute, disclose or use the information it
contains. Please e-mail the sender immediately and delete this message from
your contained.


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