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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tokunbo Kinigbe" <federalpaymentofficefgn8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:06:44 +0100
Subject: Contact Me Immediately.


OFFICE OF THE SECURITY UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PLOT 1567 PRESIDENCY VILLA ABUJA
NIGERIA FEDERAL CAPITAL CITY.
MOTTO: SERVICE TO HUMANITY

ATTN; HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY,

I am Tokunbo Kinigbe Board Member and Deputy Governor, Financial Sector
Surveillance, Central Bank of Nigeria. We are currently investigating your
payment under the auspices of the Joint Regulatory Commission of the
Presidency and NDIC. Incidentally, we have discovered during the course of
the investigation that the agencies that were responsible for your payment
settlement have lost credibility. This is because the credit facility
extended to them for the said payment has since expired, and as a result are
unable to offset your fund. They have resorted to charging you all forms of
fees and advance payments to no avail. NDIC, being the agency responsible
for underwriting the guarantee for your claim has therefore, called for the
retransmittal of your funds from offshore credit. Under the Joint Regulatory
Commission, we have adopted a new payment scheme for immediate remittance of
the approved sum.. I have being directed by His Excellency, The President of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria UMARU MUSA YARADUA, to bring to your notice
that this Government understand your Plight, the disappointment you have
suffered in the past to get your Contract, inheritance / lottery winning
paid to you.

Due to what we described as selective Payment and incessant demand of
excessive fee by some unscrupulous and corrupt erstwhile officials in charge
of Foreign Contract , inheritance / lottery winning payment in the past.

We are sorry for what you have gone through in the hands of fake Government
officials that have been cheating you fraudulently , do not worry your
problems now is solved, so treat with urgency. In view of the determination
and commitment of this Government to ensure that every outstanding contract
, inheritance / lottery winning debts are settled, But to our greatest
dismay , despite all the effort made last year to ensure that most
beneficiary receive their payment , record still show that a lot of
Contractors / inheritance beneficiaries did not receive their payment due To
their inability to settle some outstanding up- front obligation to the
Federal Government. Based on this , the President , UMARU MUSA YAR ADUA has
approved the sum of us $1.8 Billion dollars in this years budget for the
settlement of these outstanding debts and also announced the Introduction of
Deduction Application Form and made it mandatory that any contractor ,
inheritance / lottery winning Beneficiary that is unable to settle up- front
charges, Taxes fee or Levies arising from his or her contract/ inheritance
payment received Their payments.

You are advised to contact PROFESSOR RILWANU BUKOLA ( DIRECTOR, COMPUTER /
TELEX DEPT ) CBN , for the immediate release of your OVERDUE CONTRACT,
INHERITANCE/ LOTTERY winning payment. However, we wish to inform you that
you have been short - listed among The TEN contractors/ beneficiaries that
will benefit from the us $1.8 billion dollars Approved by the president, all
you need to do is to contact the director Computer/telex dept to inform you
how you will receive your fund Immediately. Do whatever you are told to do
to enable you receive your money; we are Sorry for the delay you might
experiance.

CONTACT PROFESSOR RILWANU BUKOLA AT;
*profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com*<http://mail.google.com/ym/Compose?To=profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com>
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Tokunbo Kinigbe.

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