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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: <sanusilamido2012@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:42:40 -0000
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER ON OUTSTANDING FUNDS APPROVED

Dear Beneficiary, It was agreed upon that your long awaited funds would now be released to you through a special payment system of “CASH DELIVERY”.You are advised to re-confirm 1.YOUR NAME 2.CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS 3.OCCUPATION 4.NEXT OF KIN 5.PHONE NUMBER 6.AMOUNT OVERDUE. Kindly reconfirm the following details required above for onward confirmation and revalidation of your file for claims and immediate release of funds. Send all replies to: sanusilamido2012@yahoo.co.jp Best Regards, Dr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Executive Governor. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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