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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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Fraud email example:

From: markjohnson_cbn@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:55:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IMMEDIATE=20CONTRACT=20PAYMENT?=

FROM THE DESK OF
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DR:MARK JOHNSON
Email:(markjohnson_cbn@yahoo.com )
TEL:234-8034804463, FAX: +234-1-7597253.

ATTN:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal
government of Nigeria your name and company was discovered as next on the
list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.I
wish to inform
you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as
soon as you respond tothisletter.Also note that from my record in my File
your outstanding contract payment is us$15.5m (fifteen million five hundred
thousand united states dollars).Please re-confirm to me if this is inline
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,Position and Address.
4)Profession, age and marital status.

As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified bank draft or wired toyour bank account diretly from
Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take
to your bank for confirmation. You must call me on my direct number as soon
as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me and also get
back to me through this e-mail:(markjohnson_cbn@yahoo.com )I CAN BE REACHED
ON MY PRIVATE NUMBER (234-8034804463, FAX: +234-1-7597253.)

Yours Faithfully,
DR:MARK JOHNSON
CBN.DIRETOR



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