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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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: "MR. TUNDE LEMO" <easterprint4reason@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: officeoftundelemo@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:17:12 +0100
Subject: Sir/Madam


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CUSTOM HOUSE,TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
OUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/08
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH C/N:CBN/ NNPC/FGN/0302/08.

Attn: Sir/Madam

Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF
and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed
forces (UMAR MUSA YAR-ADUA) that all outstanding foreign debts especially
next of kin /contracts payment should be released to the beneficiaries forth
with unconditionally this Second Quarter 2008.
From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal
government of Nigeria your name was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding, who have not received their payments.We wish to inform you that
your payment is being processed and will be Released to you as soon as you
respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your
outstanding contract payment/next of kin is US$12.5million dollars (Twelve
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
Please re-confirm to this office if this is online with what you have in
your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile
3) company name if any, position and address.
4) profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of international passport,drivers license,or any valid ID card.for
proper identification before the payment. this is to avoid any wrong
payment.

As soon as this information's above are received, your payment will be
made to you by Wire Transfer to your bank account.
Thank s and God bless.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR. TUNDE LEMO
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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