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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 <lamidosanusi553@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sanusilamido.lamido7@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:02:24 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM: MR SANUSI LAMIDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:sanusilamido.lamido7@gmail.com
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY
THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,
CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATION FOR
YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT
SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.

CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITY BANK ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT
NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER
OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU.

YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON
YOUR BEHALF SINCE YOUR NAME WITH E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN
CENTRAL BANK PAYMENT LIST FOR FIRST PAYMENT OF JULY 2009.

INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

1.YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:........................
3. YOUR CELL PHONE ......................
4. AGE.....................................
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION:.............................
7. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:........................

IF YOU PREFER ATM CARD DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP YOU CAN SEND TO US
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW.

1.YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:........................
3. YOUR CELL PHONE ......................
4. AGE.....................................
5. SEX:....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION:.............................


AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL
BANK GOVERNOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS
REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
CONTRACTORS/ INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2009.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING
DAYS FROM TODAY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN
TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.


CONGRATULATIONS.

MR. SANUSI LAMIDO :
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

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