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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 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.
  • +447024070859 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • rogerwilson1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV. (DR.) REV ROGER WILSON" <rogerwilson1@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:07:45 -0600
Subject: FROM UNITED NATIONS LIASION OFFICE!!!



UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
UNITED NATIONS LIASION OFFICE
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027


PHONE +447024070859

EMAIL: rogerwilson1@myway.com


DAER BENEFFICIARY

WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE PRESI DENCY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA TO HANDLE THE PAYMENTS OF THEIR LONG OVERDUE CONTRACTORS,
THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM LOANS IN THE PAST
TO OFFSET THESE DEBTS BUT THE CORRUPT OFFICIALS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT AND
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA SIMPLY EMBEZZLED THE FUNDS AND THEN TURNED
AROUND AND USED THE AVENUE TO EXTORT MONEY FROM CONTRACTORS.

THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS ALSO DELAY CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS AND EVENTUALLY
DIVERT THE ENTIRE MONEY, IT IS TO AVOID THESE THAT SECURITY FOR THIS
FUND WAS ORGANISED IN THE FORM OF YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
(PIN) CODE AND YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE ( T.A.C) WHICH WE WILL ISSUE YOU
ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP, THIS IS A SECURITY
ARRANGEMENT TO BE SURE THAT ONLY YOU SHALL HAVE DIRECT CONTROL/ACCESS
OVER THIS FUND.

ALL YOUR HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE CODES TO YOUR BANK
TO ENABLE THEM ACCESS YOUR FUNDS AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY
BASED ON THE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIO NS ON THE DOCUMENTS.

WE CANNOT ISSUE THESE DOCUMENTS TO YOU NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM
HERE, EVER SINCE YOUR NAME WAS PUBLISHED IN OUR OFFICIAL GAZETTE AS ONE
OF THE CONTRCTORS TO BE PAID VIA OUR PROGRAMME, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST
FOUR (4) PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME HERE WITH LETTERS PURPORTEDLY WRITTEN BY YOU FOR A CHANGE IN THE RECEIVING BANKING PARTICULARS, 2 DAYS AGO, MR.
BALIM AUDU PRESENTED THE UNDERSTATED ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER OF
THIS FUND.

UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND (UBS AG)
2407 SAASTVEN BMNCH
ZURICH SWITZERLAND
A/C NO. 470-2598-440

WE THEREFORE REQUEST YOU SEND TO US YOUR CORRECT CONTRACT AND BANKING
DETAILS WITH A COPY OF THE PICTURE PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
OR DRIVERS LICENCE OR ANY OTHER VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION TO MY EMAIL
ADDRESS, ONCE WE RECEIVE THESE WE SHALL ISSUE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR
PAYING BANK, BARCLAYS BANK OF LONDON TO REACH YOU AND TRANSFER YOUR
FUNDS.

NOTE: THE AMOUNT RELEASED IS $8.5 MILLION THE REST WILL BE PAID LATTER.

I ADVICE THAT YOU CALL M E AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL ON
TELEPHONE NUMBER PHONE +447024070859

PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT AND BANKING PARTICULARS AND ALSO SEND
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY. WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO THIS MAIL.

MY BEST REGARDS.
REV. (DR.) REV ROGER WILSON
DIRECTOR INTL AUDIT UNIT
UNITED NATIONS LONDON

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