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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • +2348037447305 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dr_tundelemo_officemail@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CONTRACT PAYMENT ALLOCATION OFFICE 2007."
<contractpaylemotunde09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr.tundelemo_officemail@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:21:24 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT ALLOCATION FOR YOU.




The CBN Head Office Complex, Central Business District Abuja FCT. RE: CONTRACT PAYMENT ALLOCATION.REF: CBN/OHG/00X09/2007.The
due process of your outstanding contractual payment, which was
suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria, as a result of financial
misappropriation by some officials of the central bank, has been
resolved. The joint verification exercise conducted by the Finance
Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your
contract case file, has endorsed payment awaiting your confirmation.Following several efforts already made by my
office to contact you for the following reasons based on the new
account submitted to this office on your behalf:(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from Mr. BILL GARDNER of CANADA to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23720. Account number 492453201.Of Mr. BILL GARDNER. The sum of US$20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). (2)
Please, confirm to my office if you have instructed Mr Bill Gardner, to
appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive
cash call Remittance on your behalf.(3) It have come to my
attention that you are being contacted by unauthorized individuals with
respect to your contract payment but unfortunately this office is not
aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is at your own
risk. (4)Please,also
confirm if you have authorized Mr. BILL GARDNER to change your banking
particulars to the following particulars stated below: VACAP Federal
Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23220. Account number 492453201.Also
re-confirm your Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your
e-mail address, Office or home address so that we can cross-check it
with our file records. We have decided to contact you for
re-verification because we suspected that Mr Bill Gardner is trying to
divert your money through the sworn affidavit into a different bank
account. Warning:This communique is from the Presidential
Board Of Trustees on Contract Payment. Presidential adviser on Contract
payment:You are advised to adhere strictly to directive. Any fund
beneficiary who ignores instruction will be doing so at his own risk
and should not blame the Federal Government Of Nigeria for non-payment
of their contract funds.You are adviced to contact the undersigned, for further directives. Mr. Tunde Lemo .Deputy Governor, Financial Sector Surveillance,Phone: + 234-803-744-7305,dr_tundelemo_officemail@yahoo.com
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