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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: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)" <info@cbn.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info0@tadka.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 13:30:57 +0100 (WAT)
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT!!!




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS.
MAITAMA, ABUJA.
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/018/013
E-mail:mugi.cbknig.or.id@mugi.or.id
E-mail:info.cbnng1@gmx.co.uk

RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to draw your attention that your fund lying in suspense account
with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Federal Government of Nigerian
($7.690million) has
authorized us to effect every outstanding payment immediately based on the
new Government instruction by the Newly elected President of Nigeria
Goodluck Ebere
Jonathan , the only problem now is that we dictated a lot of
irregularities associated with your transfer and we will appreciate it if
you answer the following question.

(1) Did you at any time delegate any body not even from your
family to claim your fund on your behalf?

(2) Were you involved in a motor accident?

(3) Are you aware or related to one Mr. Thomas Mick from your country?

Please reconfirm and answer the above questions because Mr. Thomas Mick
came to our foreign payment department and submitted an application that
you authorized your fund to
be paid into the account of Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) with Account
number UBS-A943BDG99 with a report that you are now paralyzed as a result
of the ghastly motor
accident you had some months back.

After processing the application of Mr Thomas Mick himself which he made
known to us that he came from you, he succeeded in getting some required
documents as to make sure
that we effect this transfer as quickly as possible without any further
delay.

The delay in transferring the funds is due to the request for a power of
attorney authorizing him to pursue this payment on your behalf. He asked
for a week so as to
submit the document, but up till now we have not received any of the
documents from any of you. Why? please forward us the power of attorney by
a return E-mail: so that we can
ask Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) to effect your payment to his
nominated Bank account on your behalf without delay.

Reply to my personal email address (put your alternative email for here
E-mail:
mugi.cbknig.or.id@mugi.or.id)

Anticipating your prompt response.

Best Regards.
Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).


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