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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348051223039 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dr_pauldon@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?PAUL_DON?=" <pauldon@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:53:48 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Call_me_as_soon_as_you_read_this_mail?=


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

ATTN: DEAR SIR,

WITH REFERENCE TO THE NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS THE RECONCILIATION AND IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF ALL OVERDUE DEBTS OWED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HER FOREIGN INVESTORS; BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT FILE AND HAVE CONSEQUENTLY FIND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS IN VARIOUS COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA, THEREBY BEING FRUSTATED BY SEVERAL EXTORTION OF ILLEGITIMATE FEES AND CHARGES.

SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN DULY INFORMED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE THAT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONIVING WITH THESE FAKE BANK OFFICIALS TO CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS TO A STRANGE ACCOUNT IN CANADA. THE NEW BENEFICIARY IS PURPORTED TO BE YOUR COUSIN. HIS DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW:

MR. ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON
ADD: 425 VELDE STREET,
CREVE CEOUR, IL 61610
NATIONALITY: AMERICAN
ZIP: 61610
AGE: 54YRS
MARITAL STATUS: DIVORCED.
PROFESSION: RETIRED REALTOR BROKER.
BANK DETAILS:
SCOTIA BANK
314 HARWOOD AVE. S UNIT
HPO5 AJAX, ONT. L1S 2JI,
CANADA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 321020072923
AACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON

PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO RECONFIRM TO THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PROMPTLY, AND CLARIFY TO HIM THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED THE ABOVE SAID PERSON TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO THE CBN TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICATION ORDER.

THE SERIOUSNESS OF CORRUPTION AMONGST THE OFFICIALS OF MOST COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA IS AT ITS CLIMAX, HENCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ALHAJI UMARU YARA'DUA (GCFR) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DELEGATED OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS HAS MANDATED THE NIGERIA APEX BANK "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" TO PAY A PART PAYMENT OF US$6.5 MILLION IN FAVOUR OF FILE#: CBN/ATM/CBX/021/07, FROM YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE CONTRACT FUNDS.

THE CBN WILL SEND YOU A ATM DIGITAL CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WITH MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL OF $20,000 DAILY. SO IF YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS VIA THIS CONVENIENT AND SECURED WAY, THEN KINDLY CONTACT THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR (CBN), FINANCIAL SECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.
PLEASE QUOTE FILE NUMBER DURING CONTACT#: CBN/ATM/CBX/021/07.
CONTACT DETAILS:

DR. PAUL DON
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
TEL: +234 80 51223039
EMAIL: dr_pauldon@yahoo.co.uk

HOWEVER, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN RE-ORGANIZING THESE SYSTEMS, AND EQUALLY THE INCONVENIENCES THIS DELAY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU AND YOUR COMPANY IN THE VERY RECENT TIMES. OUR VISION IS TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTORS BY CREATING SUITABLE AND ENABLING ENVIROMENT FOR INVESTMENT WITHIN THE SHORES OF AFRICA GENERALLY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, DO COMPLETE AND SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CONFIRM AND UPDATE YOUR RECORDS TO FACILITATE YOUR PAYMENT.

1) CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME.
2) CONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS.
3) CONFIRM YOUR PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS.
4) CONFIRM YOUR PROFESSION, AGE & MARITAL STATUS.
5) CONFIRM NATIONALITY.

(THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVIENCE)
YOU ARE WARNED, IN YOUR OWN INTEREST; STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY INSTITUTION, OFFICES OR PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE RELEVANCE TO THE PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS OUT-SIDE THE CBN.

NOTE: TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION AND IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN A CODE OF CONDUCT REFERENCE NUMBER: CBN/ATMSCXX0X5X7X5X07. YOU MUST INDICATE YOUR CODE OF CONDUCT REFERENCE NUMBER: CBN/ATMSCXX0X5X7X5X07 WHEN CONTACTING THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE, CBN.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

BEST REGARDS,

SENATOR. PAUL DON CHAIRMAN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.


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