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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • chukuemeka_ezeika@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chukuemeka ezeika" <chukuemeka_ezeika18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chukuemeka_ezeika@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:45:34 +0000
Subject: OVER DUE PAYMENT CLAIM

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
EMAIL: chukuemeka_ezeika@yahoo.com


Dear:Sir/Madam,
PART PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF
US$10.5M.
I am Dr.Chukuemeka Ezeika ,Director, Foreign operations dept Central bank of
Nigeria my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria
concerned with foreign claim
payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer of huge funds moving within banks
both on the local and
international levels in line with foreign claim settlement.I have before my
list of funds, which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as theseaccounts have been identified
either as, unclaimed
deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.

Your Name was among the people expecting their funds to be transferred into
their account, on this note; I
wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds.I have your
file before me and hope your data's
are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirm it not correct.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity to write you
based on the instructions I
received from the Foreign reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment
reports/ expenditures and
audited reports of revenues.

At this juncture, We wish to inform you that your part payment of US$10.5M
has been approved through
international certified band draft, payable in our escrow account with our
correspondence bank in USA
called (jp morgan chase new york)

You are hereby advice to recomfirm your contacts info and receiving bank
details to enable us send an
immediate telex message to JP morgan new york for the clearance of your
approved fund through our account
with the Jp morgan new york to your designated bank account. This office
will forward to you a copy of your
certified bank draft as soon as we hear from you for comfirmation through
your local bank. reply back to me
through my alternative email ;chukuemeka_ezeika@yahoo.com If you AGREE with
my conditions, l advise you next on
what to do immediately

BEST REGARDS.
DR CHUKUEMEKA EZEIKA.
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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