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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Earnest Ebi" <dr_earnest_ebi@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_earnest_ebi@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:59:04 +0000
Subject: CONSIDERATION

Dear Sir,

FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION
Here in this Bank Central Bank of Nigeria existed a dormant account for the
past 4 years, which belong to an Iraq national leaved and worked with (NNPC)
who is now late. When I discovered that there had been neither deposits nor
withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a
system investigation and discovered that none of the family member nor
relations of the late Iraq citizen is aware of this account.

Now we want somebody who has an account overseas where I can transfer this
fund and who will in turn act as the next of kin which I will approve as the
account manager. Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents
for this account after the transfer. It is a careful network and for the
past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a risk/hitch-free
operation.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated
interest the balance in this account stands at-US$42 million US dollars. Now
our questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?

2. Can I give you this trust?

3. What will be your commission? Because we want to give you 30% of the
total sum is it ok? Consider this and get back at me as soon as possible.

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein is
accorded the necessary attention, confidentiality and urgency as well as the
secrecy it deserves.

I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. Kindly contact
me directly at the following email address Attention: Dr. Ernest Ebi
Email: Financialregulator2@yahoomail.com.

Thanks for your understanding,

Dr. Ernest Ebi
Deputy Governor CBN



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