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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: contract payment award <prof.charles49@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbn_contractaward07@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 04:41:14 -0700
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT AWARD MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CONTRACT AWARD.


THE PRESIDENCY APPROVEDCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOSINIGERIA[OFFICE OF THE CBN GOVERNOR]CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOur Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06 Date: JULY 6TH 2007YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT AWARD MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.Dear Honorable Contractor,We apologies, for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your name and address is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be deliver to your door step as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is USD$65.7 Millions Dollars but what we are going to pay you now is $12.million dollars the rest of your money will be pay to you in next four month.KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS: 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Company name, position and address. 4) Profession, age and marital status. 5) Scanned copy of int'l passport,driver license or IDAs soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment will be deliver to you through diplomatic means in your country from Central Bank of Nigeria, Get back to me immediately. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible for more clarification and for immediate delivery of your consignment box to your door step.Congratulation once again. you can as well reply back to my ulternative e-mail professorcharles47@yahoo.comYours Sincerely,Prof.Charles C.Soludo.Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
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