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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:
  • "foreign payment 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.
  
• 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.
  • munde_howard@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Munde Howard <munde_howard@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:50:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR OVER INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND.




FROM, DR MUNDE HOWARD
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.(CBN)

ATTENTION;

YOUR OVER INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITED FUNDS $ 66.5 MILLION USA DOLLARS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT OVER DUE PAYMENT.

MEANWHILE, SOMEONE CONTACTED ME FEW DAYS AGO, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION HE FORWARDED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUND.

NAME JEFF WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT.THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT HAS APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENTOF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS ON THIS SECOND QUOTA PAYMENT OF THE YEAR WHICH THE REMITTANCE WILL BE CONFIRMED WITHIN 72 HOURS FROM THE DATE OF TRANSFER.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.JEFF WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.

CONTACT PERSON:

Dr. MUNDE
GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL; munde_howard@yahoo.com
BEST REGARDS,
MUNDE HOWARD
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. (CBN).

CC: SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT (SCFP)
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION [AGTF]
CC: FEDERALMINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)


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