419 scam: Francis Tamnna <ftcbn@yahoo.com> Sir, would you like your names to be included in the ongoing federal government

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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 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.
- +2348033867481 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Tamnna <ftcbn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ftcbnn@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 21:01:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Sir, would you like your names to be included in the ongoing federal government promotional list?

Sir,

Would you like your names to be included in some few selected Federal Goverment contractor,s list who need financial assistance because you could not afford to pay the handling charges all these years?

There is an excersize going on right now within the office of the presidency that gave me the power to select some few federal government contractors who could not afford the fees charged them due to bankruptcy. This excersize allows us to chose some selected few to give some financial assistance to enable them claim their money that has eluded them all these years and I found it deem fit to contact you.

If you are sure you are honest, that you will return to us money given to you to assist you in this project then you are qualified.

To this effect we are asked to RELOAD your VALID CREDIT CARD with enough money that will enable you finalize this transaction and you in turn must use this money through me to finalize this transaction and you will be duely paid within 5 working days.

If you are sure you are HONEST and you have valid credit card or valid credit cards which makes it faster if you have more than one credit card then we will reload it for you to enable you finalize this matter.
The choice of valid credit card was chose so that we may know we are dealing directly with the said and approved Federal Government contrator.

Finally I just want to inform you that if you dont have the money to finalize this transaction, I have the power to instruct the bank to reload your credit card to give you some assistance if you have a valid credit card but you must return the money to me to use it judiciously to finalize this deal.
This is done only to those who can be trusted will return the money to me. This is one of my powers. How HONEST are you?
Waiting for your response.
Your response will determine my next move of action.

Thanking you for your understanding,
Dr.Francis Tamuna
Director of International Remittance,
Central bank of Nigeria,
Abuja/Lagos, Nigeria,
Tel-: 234-803-386-7481

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