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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: "tunde lemo" <tundelemo004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tlemo2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:04:38 -0600
Subject: WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY FROM LEBANON

FROM: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCY/ TELEX
DEPARTMENT.

DEAR SIR/MADAM

CONPLIMENT OF THE SEASONS RE: LETTER OF ENQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.
WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY FROM LEBANON BY THIS
NAME MR AUDu MOHAMMED AND SOME NIGERIA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA (CBN) TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 10.00 AM
NIGERI TIME,
MR AUDU MOHAMMED AND YOUR NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVE WALKED INTO THE BANK
SAYING THAT YOU HAVE SENT THEM TO CHANGE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND PUT CLAIM ON
YOUR BEHALF OF YOUR CONTRACT SUM. I INITIALLY INSTRUCTED FOR THE RELEASE OF
THE FUND TO THEM AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN THEIR FILE WAS CHECKED ALL THE
OBLIGATORY DOCUMENTS WAS INTACT, BUT ON CROSS CHECKING OF YOUR OWN FILE WITH
US WE FOUND SOME MANIPULATION IN THEIR FILE IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER PRESENTED WAs DIFFERENT FROM YOURS AND THE BENEFICARY OF
THE ACCOUNT THE BROUGHT IS CHANGORI AND CHANGORI WHICH MADE US TO SUSPECT
THEM. INVIEW OF THIS, YOU NEED TO RECONFIRM INFORMATION BELOW TO ASCERTAIN
IF THE CONTRACT INFORMATIONS ARE CORRECT OR NOT, ALSO RECONFIRM YOUR BANKING
INFORMATION TO US TO AVOID MISTAKE IN TRANSFER.
1) CONTRACT NUMBER: NNPC/KADREF/00453/PED-1998
2) CONTRACT AMOUNT: $28.4M
AS SOON AS YOU RECONFIRM ABOVE INFORMATION TO US, WE WILL NOT HESITATE
TO TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT SUM INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT AS WE
HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE BY THE PRESIDENCY TO RELEASE ALL CONTRACTORS FUND
UNDER 72HOURS PENDING THE TIME HE/SHE COMPLIES TO THIS NOTICE.
ACCORDING TO OUR ATTORNEY, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD
A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM YOU, INFORMING THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
OF THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNT NUMBER UNTIL THIS MOMENT WE NEVER SEE THEM,
COULD YOU PLEASE TELL THIS BANK IF YOU WERE THE PERSON SENT THIS TWO
GENTLE MAN FOR THIS MISSION.WE HAVE DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT YOU AND
ASCERTAIN THE TRUE POSITION IN OTHER TO AVOID REMITTING THESE FUNDS INTO A
WRONG ACCOUNT. COULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED THROUGH THE EMAIL,,
TO CONFIRM THIS MATTERS BEFORE WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION, BUT IF THEY ARE
FROM YOU, KINDLY GIVE THEM THE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
CONTRACT FUNDS INTO THE BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA (BBV) URB.JARDINES DEL
PUERTO-LOCAL 8,E-29600
PUERTO JOSE BANUS, MARBELLA - SPAIN PLEASE NOTE, BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE
PRESIDENCY IN LINE WITH THE ENABLING DECREE OF 512? A, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE RELEVANT BODIES; THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERI (CBN), THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (NEIC) AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), WE
HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL OVERDUE CONTRACT PAYMENTS BE RELEASED THIS QUARTER IN
ABSOLUTE COMPLIANCE TO THE I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE TO OUR FOREIGN CAPITAL DEBTS. BASED ON THIS, THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN
MANDATED BY THE
PRESIDENCY TO HANDLE ALL PAYMENTS DUE TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS. YOU SHOULD
THEREFORE DISREGARD ANY CORRESPONDENCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR MAY COME TO YOU
FROM ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT.PLEASE ASSIST US TO EXPEDITE ACTION AND REACH ME
IMMEDIATELY AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL NOW. I AM IN THE OFFICE WAITING FOR
YOUR RESPONSE. ALSO FORWARD YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHERE THIS BANK WILL
REACH YOU AS SOON AS YOUR PAYMENT IS EFFECTED.
ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.TUNDE LEMO.
FOR: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
DIRECTOR FOR TELEX DEPT

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