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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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: "tdam_1111@terra.es" <tdam_1111@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:25:30 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Good News



Good News
Mrs. Tina Adams.
Director, Foreign Operations
Atm Card Department
Central Bank of Nigeria.

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

This is to officialy notify you that your payment has been approved for immediate release. All the problems experienced during the last government of President Olusegun Obasanjo has been sorted out and the new payment arrangement has taken a new shape.

The present Government has authorized your payment to be released through our reserved account with the Central bank Correspondence bank. Contact Of the bank will be forwarded to you upon your response and reconfirming your full details, including your telephone and fax numbers so that you will open a direct communication with the bank once instruction is passed to you by this honourable office.

Reply urgently and acknowledge receipt of this mail.


THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SORRY FOR ALL THE ENCOVINIENCES.

NOTE : You are advised in your best interest to discontinue further communication with anyone regarding your transaction here in Nigeria. If the government finds out that you are still communication with all this impostors who are painting the name of Nigeria red, we will have your compensation terminated

Best Regards,
Mrs. Tina Adams
Director Foreign Operation





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