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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, Sanusi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrraymondgold_ng@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:29:47 +0400
Subject: ATTENTION: ARE YOU AWARE? 247.226--32

From the Desk Of
Sanusi Lamido, Sanusi
New Executive Governor (CBN)
Central Bank Of Nigeria
Samuel Akintola Street,
Garki 11, P.M.B. 187, Garki,
Abuja- Nigeria


ATTENTION: ARE YOU AWARE?

Are you alive or dead? The reason for this question is that we received an email from Mr.John Green. He said that you are dead and you have given him Letter Of Authorization before you death?

Furthermore,we told him that what is holding the transfer of your fund($27,000,000.00) is the transfer fee of the sum of $280 dollars only and that the fund have been approved for transfer in your favour and we asked him to call back on Monday, so we can confirm from you first. Are you aware of this?

He also promised to pay the transfer fee of the sum of $280 dollars only on Monday. If your are alive, Please quickly get back to me to this emailby contacting the regional remitance officer incharge with details below

NAME MR. RAYMOND GOLD
EMAIL :( goldmrraymond@yahoo.com.hk )

This will let me know if you are alive or not.

Thanks for your co_operation.
Yours sincerely,
MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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