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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- sanusilamidosanusi112@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR WILLIAM GEORGE" <>
Reply-To: sanusilamidosanusi112@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:37:26 -0700
Subject: LAST WARNING: NOTIFICATION ABOUT YOUR ATM CARD
NOTIFICATION ABOUT YOUR ATM CARD. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS INT=
ERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. ATTENTION BENEFICIARY=
: THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHE=
RITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS B=
ECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YO=
UR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU =
ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT T=
O SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN=
ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SIN=
CE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AR=
RANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFTCARD PAYMENT ASIA PACIFIC,THAT IS THE =
LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (GCFR)FEDERAL REPUBLI=
C OF NIGERIA. THIS OFFICE WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO W=
ITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAX=
IMUM IS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY,SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE=
YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT OFFIC=
E AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND F=
AX NUMBER, 3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO (P.O BOX N=
OT ACCEPTABLE) 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 5. A COPY OF YOUR INTERNA=
TIONAL PASSPORT CONTACT PERSON: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (MALam) INTEGRATED PAY=
MENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL:(sanusilamidosanusi112@gmail.com) THE ATM CARD PAYMEN=
T OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR T=
HIS FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015 ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FU=
RTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON (S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOI=
D ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.EMAIL(sanusilamidosanusi112@gmail.=
com) AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR F=
URTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM=
THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE. (MR WILLIAM GEORGE) CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESI=
DENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
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