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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: <governorcbn107@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:34:57 -0800
Subject: WAITING

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Corporal Head Office,
Central Business District,
P.M.B 0187,
Gariki, Abuja-F.C.T

Our Ref: CBN-OFID/DO/CIR./Vol.1/2012

FOREIGN PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CBN, ON INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT.

Dear Beneficiary,

RE: YOUR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND NOTIFICATION VIA ATM DEBIT CARD.

My name is Mr Lamido Sanusi the Executive Governor Of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Executive Chairman of "E.C.D.R"I discovered that your name and email address (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa (Nigerian Government) Europe, Asia Plus Middle east,Americans) among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located to a suspense account.

We have received an instruction from the office of the presidency and federal ministry of finance (FMF) and the senate committee on foreign payments (SCFP) to pay you your contract/inheritance fund from our bank
(Central Bank of Nigeria) in conjunction with the HSBC bank London via ATM DEBIT CARD.

This is to notify you that your fund which is total sum of ten million five hundred thousand dollars (US$10, 500,000.00), as your contract/inheritance fund have been programmed for immediate payment to you via ATM DEBIT CARD.
And your fund payment has been finalized to be released to you as the legitimate beneficiary of the fund, via ATM DEBIT CARD.

Meanwhile, we want you to clarify if you indeed approve a woman few days ago to claim your fund on your behalf, who now claim that she is your representative sent by you to receive this fund on your behalf.

Note that she actually tendered some vital documents, which proved that you actually sent her for the collection of these funds. Below is the list of the documents’ which she tendered to the bank:

1. Letter of administration.
2. High court injunction.
3. Order to release.

Due to the nature of my job, I cannot afford to make any mistake in releasing these funds to anyone except you who is the recognized true beneficiary to these funds.
Note that I asked her to come back next week so I can verify this fact from you first. Kindly clarify us on this issue before we make this payment to her who came on your behalf.

However, note that we are waiting to hear from you shortly, as you provide the required information bellow to enable our international foreign payment department to process your payment file and release your fund to you
immediately via ATM DEBIT CARD. The required information is as stated below:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Postal Address:
3. Your Cell Phone Number:
4. Your Fax:
5. Your Age:
6. Sex:
7. Your Occupation:

Note that upon receipt of the above requested information, we shall be able to reconfirm and effect your payment to you via ATM DEBIT CARD. From the office of the presidency, this reputable bank has been approved in conjunction with the HSBC bank London, they have been accredited to handle and make payment to all foreign contract/inheritance funds beneficiaries
in this quarter payment of the year 2012 via ATM DEBIT CARD.

Therefore, we wait to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Mr Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor CBN

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