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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)
• 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.
  • james_lawman10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james lawman <james_lawman10@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:43:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT


UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN :BENEFICIARY,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have actually been authorized by the presidency, Republic of Nigeria and the governing board of central bank of Nigeria to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment, Recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts, to forestall this, security y for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification numbe r (PIN) an d your transfer access code (T.A.C), this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the central bank of Nigeria We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited in your favour through our overseas paying bank.

You are therefore advice send to contact JAMES LAWMAN International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London United Kingdom on EMAIL:james_lawman10@yahoo.com
to collect yo ur original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will credit your account without delay.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV HEDGES WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT AND BANKING DETAILS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable
us monitor this payment effectively..
CONGRATULATIONS.



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