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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • mikennpc@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mike okoro" <mikennpc@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikennpc@sify.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:26:25 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY






FROM THE DESK MR MIKE OKORO,
AUDITOR WITH CENTRAL BANK ,
OF NIGERIA CBN WHILE CHECKING,
CONTRACTORS PAYMENT FILES ,
YOUR URGENT RESPOND ISNEEDED,
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL mikennpc@sify.com
MY DEAR
I am MR MIKE OKORO
,auditor with central bank of Nigeria
(CBN) while checking contractors payment files I discovered
an unclaimed sum of money [$10.5 million Dollars]
Belonging to one Mr. Dennis , who was a contractor
with the Nigeria National Petroleum corporation (NNPC). He
died two years ago his contract number is
NNPC/2930/MXN/28/PED/920.
I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and
co-operation to transfer this money into your bank account.
Infact it is my friend that adviced me to urgently arrange
to transfer out this money through another foreign
Beneficiary outside the country since the owner Mr. Dennis
is a foreigner and he has died two years ago.but the
management did not know about this money. Our central bank
guidelines indicates that if such money remain unclaimed
for a period of four (4) years, it will be transfer into
central bank Treasury as unclaimed fund. Indicate your
telephone and fax numbers for effective communication. I
have decided to share the money 60% to me and my friend,40%
to you.
I will do my best to see that we conclude this transaction
successfully on time. Please, also take my address No. 25
Shaibu close, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria. l want you to
know that all l require from you in this transaction is
sincerity and honesty for this arrangement is for our
mutual benefits.
Waiting for your response, Best Regards.
MR MIKE OKORO


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