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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • tundelemo_400@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?tunde=20lemo?= <tundelemo_400@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: tundelemo_50@myway.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:27:26 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Reply


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tundelemo_400@yahoo.co.in

FROM THE DESK OF

MR. TUNDE LEMO

DEPUTY GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.





NOTE; THIS TRANSACTION IS PERSONAL BETWEEN ME AND YOU SO YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO INFORM ANY MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS MATTER

RE TRANSFER OF US$25.5MILLION.





I AM MR. TUNDE LEMO, DEPUTY GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.I'M PLEASED TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON A CONTRACT WHICH HAS BEEN EXECUTED BY A FOREIGN FIRM FOR THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION (NNPC) BY THE IMMEDIATE PAST ADMINISTRATION THE CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN PAID THEIR FULL AMOUNT LEAVING THE ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$25.5MILLION WHICH WAS REALIZED AS A RESULT OF DELIBERATE DELAY BY ME ON THEIR PAYMENT AND THE MONEY STILL REFLECTING IN THE CO-OPERATION'S ACCOUNT IN THE CENTRAL BANK AS UNPAID.



THIS CONTRACT WORTHS USD$42.5MILLION ACCORDING TO RECORDS,HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID TO THE FOREIGN FIRM. BEING THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK, I AM LOOKING FOR A NEUTRAL FOREIGNERLIKE YOU WHO WILL PRESENT HIMSELF/HERSELF AS THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WHO EXECUTED THE CONTRACT SO THAT WE WILL CLAIM THIS ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$25.5MILLION THAT IS LEFT BEHIND AND SHARE IT ACCORDINGLY.



ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS THAT ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE APPROVED FOR THE SMOOTH PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY WILL HAVE TO PASS THROUGH MY OFFICE FOR FINAL APPROVAL.I WILL ALSO LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND THAT YOU ARE NOT AT ANY RISK AT ALL.THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS AT THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION: 30% FOR YOURSELF (ACCOUNT OWNER), 65% FOR MYSELF AND WE WILL SET ASIDE 5% FOR THE TRANSFER EXPENSES.



AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, YOU WILL FORWARD TO ME YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONS WHICH I WILL FORWARD TO THE ACCOUNTS DEPT OF CBN FOR ONWARD PROCESSING, APPROVAL AND RANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.



YOURS IN BUSINESS,

MR. TUNDE LEMO.

(DEPUTY GOVERNOR FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)




- tunde lemo

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