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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348066328024 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA BANK" <departsecuritydeposit@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:29:10 +0000
Subject: This Is Confidential.

 

 

             CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY DEPOSIT. 
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.

 

Attn;- Mr. Jacqueline Winter.

 

From;- The Desk Of  The Chief  Security Deposit Officer.
             Central  Bank  Of  Nigeria.
                                      
                                           This Is Confidential.

I am the chief security deposit officer of central bank of nigeria i got your contact information from the foreign security deposit manifest of central bank of nigeria. This is to seek your mutual interest over my discorvered as i discorvered a cash box in our security vault deposited as an antigue worth the sum of  $47 million united state of american dollars.

 

Kindly get back to me for immidiate payment of this fund into your nominated account there after payment and confirmation by you we disembource accordingly as with my position as a security officer i cannot owned such huge amount of money couple with the federal government introduction of (EFCC)  Econonmic Financial Crime Commision.

 

Thank you.

 

Best Regards.

 

Chief Security Officer (CBN).
Olajide Badmus.Mobile;- +234-80-66328024.

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