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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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348059542260 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23417598558 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • cenbankng@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Central Bank" <centralbnkng@msn.com>
Reply-To: cenbankng@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:44:08 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE
LAGOS-NIGERIA
TELEX: CBN 56647 NG
TEL: 234-80-59542260
FAX: 234-1-7598558
EMAIL: Cenbankng@netscape.net

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

ATTENTION.

During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
it was discovered from the records of outstanding foreign contractors
due for payment with
the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2006 that your name is
next on
the list of those who will received their fund. I wish to officially
notify you that your
payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you
respond to this letter.

Also note that from the record in our file, your outstanding contract
payment
is USD $22.5Million dollars (twenty two million, and five hundren
thousand United States Dollars).


Kindly re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm the
information below to enable this office proceed and finalize your fund
remittance
without further delays.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.

As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be
made available to you via an
international certified bank draft, which will be delivered to your
doorstep for your confirmation.
Get back to me via this e-mail address:Cenbankng@netscape.net
Best regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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