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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. TUNDE LOME" <drtundelome@cbndeputygovernor.org>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 07:23:51 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED PLEASE

FROM: THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have been requested by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to contact
you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Nigerian National Petroleum
Company has recently concluded a large number of contracts for oil
exploration in the sub-Sahara region. The contracts have immediately
produced moneys equaling US$40,000,000. The Nigerian National Petroleum
Company is desirous of oil exploration in other parts of the world, however,
because of certain regulations of the Nigerian Government, it is unable to
move these funds to another region.

Your assistance is requested as a non-Nigerian citizen to assist the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and also the Central Bank of Nigeria,
in moving these funds out of Nigeria. If the funds can be transferred to
your name, in your foreign account, then you can forward the funds as
directed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. In exchange for your
accommodating services, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company would agree
to allow you to retain 10%, or US$4 million of this amount.

If it will be possible for you to assist us, we would be most grateful. We
suggest that you will meet our Courier Diplomats in your country, and that
during your visit you will introduce yourself to the representatives of
the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, as well as with certain
officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Please reply this mail with immediate effect at your earliest convenience at
drtundelome@cbndeputygovernor.org Time is of the essence in this matter;
very quickly the Nigerian Government will realize that the Central Bank is
maintaining this amount on deposit, and attempt to levy certain depository
taxes on it.

Yours truly
Dr. Tunde Lome
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria

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