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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:
  • "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.
  • centralbankpaymentofficenig@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: mark richard <mark_77richard@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 02:40:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Amarjit Singh


Dear Amarjit Singh


I IN RESPECT OF YOUR MAIL , HOW ARE YOU TO DAY I WAS READ FROM YOU BUT I WILL ADVISE THAT AS WE CAN,T MAKE IT WITH THE LAWYER CAN WE APPLY TO THE DIPLOMATIC TO CARRY THE FUND TO YOUR DOOR HOUSE , WHAT WE NEED IS TO REPRESENTECTIVE .

THIS IS ONLY WAY I SURGEST IF WE CAN FURTHER WITH THIS PLEASE SEND YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO ME , AND I WILL GO AHEAD SENT YOU THE PAYMENT APPROVAL FROM THE BANK THROUGH THE GOVERNOR OF THE CBN , I HOPE THIS OK NOW TO GET THE MONEY,


ISSUE NOW IS YOU AND TO CONTACT THE BANK DIRECTLY , THIS THE INFORMATION OF THE BANK WHERE THE MONEY IS ,;
Central Bank Of Nigeria
centralbankpaymentofficenig@yahoo.com
Phone 2348034647064
Dr Akubia Usman

YOU CAN APPLY DIRECT TO THE BANK , BUT I WILL NEED YOU TO CALL THEM AS SOON YOU RECIEVE THE MAIL I STILL WIATING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE THANKS

DR MARK RICHARD



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