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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • johnalbert423@yahoo.com
  • proalbert_john@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BEN COLE" <bencole009@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:08:01 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PROF.BEN COLE.
Our ref: CBN/CPN9/06
Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503
Attention:
                    
                               IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
 
From the records of outstanding beneficiary due for payment with the Federal Government  of Nigeria your name is on the list major beneficiary who have not received their payments from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to your account designate as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding payment is $20million USD (Twenty Million United States Dollars).
Please re-confirm to me if this is in line with what you have in your  record and also re-confirm to me the followings via this email
 
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession , age and marital status.
5) Any document that can back you up as the beneficiary.
 
As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank for confirmation.As soon as you receive this mail for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me immedaitely via the above E-mail. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to beneficiary,I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.
You can reply to my alternative email address for more confidential purposes and any further question
johnalbert423@yahoo.com, proalbert_john@myway.com

Faithfully,
PROF.BEN COLE.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria

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