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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: "lamido sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanunsicbn@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 07:21:18 -0700
Subject: CENTRAL BANK

OH IT THAT A RUMORS OR WHAT

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of this second
quarter of the year 2012 ,we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging
to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have
died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of
change of data.


Following the outcome of the meeting held recently with the World Bank
And the Federal Government of Nigeria on the issue of foreign contract
Payment consensus was reached and attention given to the report
Reaching us about the activities of some officials Bank
Of Nigeria who are in the habit of diverting contractors payment and
Frustrating them by imposing unnecessary charges on them making it
Difficult for them to receive their payments.

I am very sorry that you have been dealing with wrong people and wrong office
and i want to let you that understand that this is reason while you have not
receive your fund all this while, right Now i am given assurance that this
fund will been release in your Name as a real rightful beneficiary of this fund US$30M.

Note: i am promising you that your fund will been release to you as a
ownership of the fund.


After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are
Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staff to make these changes
illegally without the knowledge of the Bonfire Benefactors and one
traced to your own change is this who said you are dead, hence they have
forwarded a death certificate in your bearing our name so as to divert
your funds.

They have also forwarded the bank account below as the new account that
will receive this money.
Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road, Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and decided to write to
your email address for confirmation, which after one (1) week from today
and there is no response, we shall then carry out payment in their
favor.

If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all
the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
number,contact address.copy of your ID These details from you will help
to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead.

I want to inform you that you are Next beneficiary of this fund (us$30m)
Thirty million United State of America Dollars.

Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to
court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to you immediately
without any further delay.

Actually you may want this fund US$30M through ATM CREDIT CARD.

Therefore, i want to let you understand this information needed
immediately.

Surname and last Name-------middle name-----
Home Telephone Number-----------------
Office Phone Number----------
Office Address-----------
Bank name----------------
Account information--------

Account--------
license passport
Bank information-----------
Home Address------------
age----gender----------
your Scan passport

company Email address----
Best friend email address-----
Therefore you are advice to call this phone Number immediately
(+2348135376592) and contact Email: (anthonyjerryeze@gmail.com)

Yours in Service,
MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
(Head Auditor)

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