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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:

• 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 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)
  • "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 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.
  • philiphillary0@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tonyrollins100@terra.es" <tonyrollins100@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:15:05 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2007



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
COMPENSATION OFFICE DEPARTMENT
PLATINIUMHABIB BANK PLC/ UNITED NATIONS
SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS 2007.

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/06654/07 ($3.5Million USD)

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL FRAUD MONITORING
UNIT, I wish to notify you that Bank PHB (Platiniumhabib bank Plc) has been authorized to pay out to 50 innocent victims of the widely know internet scam called Advanced Fee Fraud aka (419) the sum of US$3.5m (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only each).You have been listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims.


On these faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meeting held at Abuja,Nigeria, as it has come to an alarming proportion based on reports from different victims, some of these victims have almost lost their lives, families,properties, and friends.


The most alarming aspect of the issue was on the amount money lost by these various innocent individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, and in other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body in conjunction with the newly elected government in Nigerian has agreed to pay 50 victims $3.5Million each in accordance with the
UNITED NATIONS mandate imposed on the government to help eradicate this evil and corruption practice.


Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be made payable only by Bank PHB Platiniumhabib bank plc as the corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the BRITISH GOVERNMENT.


Benefactors of this compensation award will have to be first cleared and recommended for payment by Platiniumhabib bank plc,according to the number of applicants at hand, 11 Beneficiaries has already been paid so far, over a half of the victims are from the United States, We still have an outstanding of 39 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible Consideration.


We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get a response from you on how you intend receiving your compensation payment. Send a copy of your response and payment code listed below to our remittance officer through the details stated below.


SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: FGN/PHBPLC/06654/07


Amount: $3.5Million Dollars

E-mail:(philiphillary0@yahoo.de)

You are required to forward the following information
listed below immediately;

1) Your full name and residential address

2) Your direct phone number

3) Your file reference number

4) Your nominated account details where your funds
will be transferred into


You are required to forward the above details to the payment officer to know that you are a true beneficiary to the fund as we await your immediate response. Kindly, adhere strictly to this instruction thereby helping us to avoid payment irregularity


Yours Faithfully,

Alhaji Baba Gana Kingibe
Secretary, Office of the Presidency






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