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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2347090222196
• 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.
  • cbntelexdirector@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <cbntelexdirector@i12.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:05:14 -0600
Subject: Re: THE FACTS ABOUT YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT!!!......


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
TELEX / COMPUTER DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE
LAGOS - NIGERIA

CABLE: CENBANK NG
(24 HOURS)
PRIVATE EMAIL: cbntelexdirector@i12.com
TEL: +2347090222196

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

MY NAME IS PAUL DOUGLAS OF THE TELEX / COMPUTER DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA. I AM SENDING THIS PRIVATE EMAIL BASED ON THE CONFIDENTIAL
NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE I WILL LIKE TO ADVISE THAT IF AFTER GOING
THROUGH MY SUBMISSION AND YOU DO NOT ACCEPT IT, KINDLY KEEP IT TO YOUR SELF.

I AM STILL IN SERVICE WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) AND I WOULD NOT
LIKE TO LOSE MY JOB. AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
YOUR PROBLEM IS THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS. A LOT OF PEOPLE IS INTERESTED IN
YOUR PAYMENT AND PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORK WITH YOU, AND THAT
EXPLAINS WHY YOU RECEIVE FAX, EMAIL AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE
IN NIGERIA EVERYDAY.

THEIR WHOLE GAME PLAN IS TO FRUSTRATE YOU SO THAT YOU WILL ABANDON YOUR
PAYMENT AND THEN THEY WILL BE COMFORTABLE AND FREE ENOUGH TO TRANSFER YOUR
FUNDS INTO THEIR OVERSEAS ACCOUNT, HENCE YOU HAVE LOST TRUST ON WHOM TO
BELIEVE TO BE GENUINE.

TO SUM IT UP, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH MY POSITION HERE IN THE TELEX
DEPARTMENT I CAN PUNCH THE COMPUTER AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT STRAIGHT WITHIN
FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS ONCE YOU MAKE A REFUNDABLE FEE OF $323 USD FOR
LOGISTIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (LIST). YOU HAVE TO ALSO LET ME KNOW HOW
MUCH YOU WILL GIVE ME AT THE CONSUMMATION OF THIS DEAL.

FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL, IF YOU ACCEPT MY SUBMISSION, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY
ON MY ABOVE PRIVATE MAIL, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT MY OFFER, I WILL
SINCERELY ADVISE YOU TO FIND TIME YOURSELF TO COME AND REGULARIZE YOUR
DEFECTIVE DOCUMENTS INSTEAD OF FRUITLESS EXCHANGE OF FAX OR EMAIL MESSAGES
WITH OFFICES HERE.

WHEN REPLYING THIS EMAIL, PLEASE RE-CONFIRM YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE, FAX
NUMBERS AND CURRENT ADDRESS.

REGARDS,
Mr. PAUL DOUGLAS
TEL: +2347090222196

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