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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)
  • "foreign 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)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <central@jamessjhes.com>
Reply-To: centralbankofnigeria00@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:56:44 +0000
Subject: WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LONG DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT





BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND- LAGOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBUSQUARE,VICTORIAISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]



CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT,
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

HELLO DEAR ,

WE APOLOGIES,FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR CONTRACT 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, HAVE HELD US STRANDED AND INDOLENT NOT HAVING THE ASPIRATION TO DEVOTE OUR 100% ASSIDUTY IN ACCREDITING FOREING CONTRACT PAYMENT.

WE APPOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN.

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT OF NIGERIA.YOUR NAME AND COMPANY IS ON THE LIST MAJOR CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS FOR THE (FEDERAL PLATEU PROJECT).I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT IS($15 MILLIONS DOLLARS).

YOUR PAYMENT IN CASH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENCY AND ISSUED TO ME GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PROFESSOR REV Bill Bat THE RIGHT TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY BEFORE WE MISTAKINGLY SHIPPING YOUR DRAFT TO ANOTHER PERSON AND THAT IS WHY WE PUT EVERY EFFORTS WE CAN PUT AND TO MAKE SURE THIS DRAFT GO TO THE RIGHT PERSON.BECAUSE,(MRS.MARYBETH) CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.



HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:

NAME:MRS.MARYBETH,
BANK NAME: CITY BANK,
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA,
USA. ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. YOUR CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN REMITTANCE / DEPARTMENT,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
(MRS.MARYBETH),IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

BEST REGARDS,


Rev. Bill Bat
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN),
WWW.Cenbank.org
GET BACK TO THIS OFFICE VIA EMAIL



CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: SENATE PRESEDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE

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