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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MAIL BOX" <mamailbx@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: usmanbello1@ny.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:58:21 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT PROSSESED

ATTEN: SIR,

Re: PAYMENT PROSSESED
AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR PARTNERS.



I AM USMAN BELLO, THE HEAD OF THE CUMPUTING/ MONITORING UNIT OF THE FIRST
BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

SOMETIME IN THE PAST, YOUR PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE
AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST THEM TO CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL. THEY
GAVE ME YOUR NAME, COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT
THEM INTO OUR CUMPUTING SYSTEM HERE IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTING UNIT SO THAT IT
WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE THE GENUINE NEXT OF KIN, BENERICIARIES THAT HAVE
BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT FROM MY OFFICE HERE.

ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH A DEACEASED ACCOUNT AND THE
MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING HERE IN THE FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA SINCE THEN.THE
ORIGINAL BENEFIRIARY THAT OWN'S THIS FUND IS LATE, BUT THE DEACEASED NEXT TO
KIN WAS UNABLE TO BE TRACED HENCE THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO
TRANSFER THIS SURPLUS OUT OF NIGERIA.



WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US$10,000.00 AND GIVE ME
ANOTHER US$20,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW
THAT I HAVE DONE THAT, AND YOUR NAME BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE
TO BE PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT, THEY STARTED AVOIDING
ME AND RESORTED TO THREAT.HENCE, I IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF
THE FUND THAT IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME AS REGARDS TO MY DUTY, AND RELEASED OTHER
BENEFIRIARIES FUND WITHOUT YOURS.



THEY BECAME ANGERED THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK
AND STARTED BRIBNG OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS, APPROVALS DOCUMENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE HERE,
AND, IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A BENEFICIARY IS BEING ASKED TO PAY ONE TAX, LEVY,
CHARGE OR FEE OR THE WHILE HIS MILLIONS ARE HERE WITH US.I AM 100%
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF
CONTRACT WITH ME.



IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO
PAY NOW, AFTER A SHORT TIME, THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON TO PAY
AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND IT GOES ON AND ON.



THEY ARE SIMPLY WICKED AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR PROBLEM LIES.

NOW, IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS:-

1.I WILL HAVE A PART% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US LEFT FOR
NOW.



II.YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON OR WIFE TO VISIT YOUR COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN OPEN
AN ACCOUNT FOR ME OR AT ANY OTHER PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE I WILL PAY IN
MY OWN PART DUE TO MY
SENSITIVE POSITION HERE.


III. AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT WILL BE USELESS AND A MORE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU
CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR OFFICE AS REGARDS TO THE CONCLUSION OF
THIS TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT OR THROUGH OUR PAYMENT DRAFT MODE, HENCE THE
TRANSACTION SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST SECRECY.





IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, I HAVE SOMEONE THAT IS GOING TO
PAY ALL THE CHARGES WHICH IS ABOUT FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS, ALL WHAT THE
INVESTOR NEED FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT WOOLWICH BANK OR
HABIB BANK INTERNATIONAL OR LOYLS TSB BANK ALL IN LONDON THERE.



IF YOU CAN OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN ANY OF THE BANK OR IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT IN
ANY OF THESE BANK WE CAN MAKE USE OF IT. CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
LET ME FINALISE. BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED,I WILL ADVISE YOU TO FORGET
THE FUND AS IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN
CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE ACCOUNT.



I AWAIT YOUR URGENT CALL OR RESPONSE TO THIS MESSAGE.

BEST REGARDS,


USMAN BELLO.

STAFF, CENTRAL COMPUTER AUDITING/MONITORING UNIT

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.



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