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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • clement_bank@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Clement Edward <cl_edfg@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:28:41 +0000
Subject: Please confirm .



Attn: Beneficiary , I am writing on behalf of the Central Bank of Nigeria regarding your contract payment which has finally been approved for payment by the Senate Committee on Foreign Contracts. Your part payment of $14.700,000.00 (Fourtheen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only has been approved for payment by the Senate Committee of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Last Friday a lady by name Mrs. Laura Burke came to the Bank with a lawyer applied for a change of beneficiary to her name on the same payment. She claimed that you have instructed her to receive the $14.7M on your behalf as your partner which she was asked to provide a sworn affidavit of oath and she submitted the affidavit of oath and a letter of probate from the court of law on your behalf . We are writing to inform you that we cannot make the transfer to her account until you have confirmed that you know her also that we should go ahead and transfer the above stated amount to her account. The below stated account was forwarded to us by Mrs. Laura Burke of California USA. Wachovia Bank Los AngelesAccount number: 9887-676900Account name: LGMC LLC We need you to reconfirm via this email address :clement_bank@yahoo.com that you sent her also that we should go ahead and transfer the above amount to her account immediately other wise, you are required to reconfirm the following to us immediately for us to process and transfer your funds of $14.7M being part payment for your contract funds : Forward as a matter of urgency the following: YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESSYOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERSYOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESSTELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERYOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, ROUTING NUMBERS ETC. Upon receipt of your confirmation , we shall proceed immediately to process your transfer and wire the above amount to your nominated bank account and if we do not hear from you till the next 48 hours, we shall go ahead and transfer the funds to Mrs. Laura Burkes account. We sincerely apologize for the incoveniences this may cause you and we wish to ask that you work with us to finalize this payment before the next 48 hours . Thanking you for letting us serve you better . Yours faithfully,Prof .Clement Edward .Deputy Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
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