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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 LAMIDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <proflamidosanusi@bancarios.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:31:43 +0100
Subject: URGENT RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED
INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION DEPT
HEAD OFFICE NO:23 ADEBOYE STREET, APAPA LAGOS.
NIGERIA
 
ATTN: BENEFICIARY
 
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) has jointly risen up to bail-out some countries of their financial debt crisis consequent to debts owed to their foreign contractors and inheritance payment entitlement in accordance with the bilateral treaty reached with the Asian Union and European leaders in the recently concluded, WORLD BANK, IMF,Asian UNION LEADERS G20 SUMMIT held at Washington,United States of America.
 
It may interest you to know that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office here in Nigeria have been mandated in our recent meeting with the United Nation, African Union, Asian Union Leaders, European Union, and all the security Agencies including the FBI and Interpol to take charge and monitor all foreign contract/inheritance payment to ensure that beneficiaries receive their fund
 
Your name is among the list of beneficiaries released for verification and immediate payment.In view of these developments you are advice to get back to this office within 48hours to receive US$8.5M to you via an ATM Card means of payment or bank to bank transfer[Telegraphic]approved by the newly elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in our recent meeting.
 
Upon receipt of your mail and reconfirmation of your details I shall send your funds CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY for your peruse and you will receive your funds within 72hours.
 
I wait to receive your below information together with copy of your identity for onward release of your funds.
 
1.Your full Names and address
2.Your telephone numbers
3.Your Occupation
 
Regards,
 
Prof.Lamido Sanusi
CHAIRMAN

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