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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: "ALLEN SMTH" <kenwilliams12@sify.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: allen_ministfinance@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:28:45 +0100
Subject:

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS MR ALLEN SMITH ,I AM THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER INCHARGE OF
THE CBN VAULT, I HAVE A CHANCE OF HELPING YOU GET YOUR FUNDS THIS WAY.
YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE CBN VAULT IN TWO DIPLOMATIC
BOXES SINSE YOU CAN NOT MEET UP WITH THE BANK TO BANK MOTHED OF
PAYMENT WHICH WAS MEANT TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE NAT
WEST BANK LONDON UK BY WIRE TRANSFER.

THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE TO SEND YOUR MONEY BACK
TO THE CENTERAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR SAFE KEEPING.
RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO DIPLOMAT READY TO FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY TO
DELIVER THIS BOXES OF YOUR CONTRACT AMOUNTH TO YOUR DOOR STEP OR TO
YOUR BANK AS YOU CAN SPECIFY.

I HAVE ARRANGE WITH THE CHIEF SECURITY PATROL OFFICER IN CHARGE OF
THE VAULT FOR AN EASY REMOVAL OF THOSE BOXES OUT OF THE CBN VAULT FOR
THE DIPLOMATS TO MOVE WITH FOR THIS DELIVERY TO YOU.
NOTE THAT NOW THAT YOUR FUNDS HAS BEEN CALL BACK YOU WILL NEED TO
GO THROUGH A LOT OF TROUBLES TO HAVE IT TRANSFERED TO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT FROM THE CBN BANK AT THIS TIME BECUASE OF THE CALL BACK ORDERS
ON YOUR FUNDS, IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF PROCCES WHICH MAY COST YOU A LOT
OF MONEY TO GO ABOUT IF YOU STILL WANT THE GORVERNMENT TO PAY YOU BY
TRANSFER THROUGH THE BANK-TO-BANK METHOD.

SO THAT IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO USE THIS GOOD
CHANCE NOW TO STRIKE THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU .
LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE READY OR NOT, SO THAT WE CAN START IT UP
IMMEDIATELY.

THANKS

WAITING TILL I GET YOUR RESPOND.
MR ALLEN SMITH
REPLY EMAIL:allen_ministfinance@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam