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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "clarkson daniel" <clrk55@msn.com>
Reply-To: clrk118@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:09:44 +0000
Subject: "UNCLAIMED FUNDS"




ATTN:RESPECTED PARTNER
FROM THE DESK :DR.CLARKSON DANIEL(C.B.N)
DATE : 29TH JANUARY, 2006

DEAR RESPECTED PARTNER ,

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU.MY NAME IS
DR.CLARKSON DANIEL. I AM A DIRECTOR IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA , 52
YEARS OF AGE AND ABOUT TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE .

I AM IN THE OFFICE OF AUDITING AND VERIFICATION OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT I NEED SOMEONE IN YOUR
POSITION WHO WILL STAND IN AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SUM OF US$26 MILLION
DOLLARS WHICH RESULTED AS A CONTRACT SUM DUE FOR PAYMENT TO LATE MR. ANDREAS
SCHRANNER, A GERMAN NATIONAL WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN JULY
2000.HE DIED ALONG WITH 109 PEOPLE OF THE AF4590 CONCORD AIRLINE CRASH.HE
WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION UNTIL HE
DIED.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

LATE MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER WHO WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION BUT DIED COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IN MY DAILY DUTY,I FOUND
OUT THAT THE MAN HAS DIED AND NO ONE HAS COME UP TO CLAIM HIS CONTRACT SUM.
MY OFFICE THEREFORE DECIDED TO CANCLE THE PAYMENT BUT WITH MY POSITION, I
DECIDED TO LOOK OUT FOR A RELAIBLE PERSON LIKE YOU ,WITH WHOM I CAN DO THIS
TRANSACTION SO THAT YOU CAN STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR DICKSON
FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS. WE HAVE FROM NOW TILL ON THE 23RD OF THIS MONTH
TO GET THE RELEASED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

I SHALL LET YOU KNOW THE LEGAL PROCESS TO BE TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
MADE THE BENEFICAIRY OF THIS FUNDS. NOTE THAT NO RELATION OF LATEMR.
ANDREAS SCHRANNER HAS EVER SHOWN UP AND THAT WAS WHY MY OFFICE DECIDED TO
CANCLE THE PAYMENT. WE SHALL TALK ON THE MODE OF SHARING THIS FUND WHEN WE
OPEN UP COMMUNICATION FOR THE REALISATION OF THIS PROJECT.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING AND READY TO HAVE THIS DONE BY YOU ,PLEASE DO
WRITE BACK AND PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS , DIRECT TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS AND ANY
FORM OF IDENTITY .YOU ARE FREE TO ASK QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION .THANKS FOR
ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION .

WARM REGARDS,
DR. CLARKSON DANIEL.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam