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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "TUNDE LEMOS" <tundelemos_cbn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tundelemos_cbn@takemail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:19:36 +0000
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $15,500,000M

FROM THE DESK OF:
TUNDE LEMO
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
FINANCIAL SECTOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $15,500,000M

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER
TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO
BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:

NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.
BANK ADDRESS:NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF
URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND
ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
FINANCIAL SECTOR,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN
INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.
HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

TUNDE LEMO
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
FINANCIAL SECTOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: UNION BANK PLC
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
CC: BARRISTER ROBERT PETERS
CC: FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC



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