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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • antoniaobi_cbn_remittance@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ibrahim_garba_remittanceoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <ibrahim_garba_remittanceoffice1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ibrahim_garba_remittanceoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:51:30 +0100
Subject: PLEASE FROM CBN"YOUR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT"

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS.

CONTRACT MEMO

ATTN: BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN,

LAST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR.IN OUR RESPONSE
TO INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE AND PAY ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOUR NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD9,000,000,000.00)
CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CLASSIFIED BANK DRAFT.THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT ALL FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY
SHOULD BE PAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST
ACCOUNT OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.


IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT DRAFT.A DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD9, 000,000,.00) CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFSHORE ACCOUNT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT DR.MRS.ANTHONIA OBI.INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE MAILING OF YOUR DRATF.
CONTACT HER VIA EMAIL:antoniaobi_cbn_remittance@yahoo.com

SECURITY NO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON EMAIL ADDRESS AND FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF TO BE SENT TO.AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS,ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HERE.
BE WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE
UNNECESSARY DELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,HENCE ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND CONTACTS HAVE
FAILED YOU.ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.PLEASE SEND YOUR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION VIA THIS OFFICES:ibrahim_garba_remittanceoffice@yahoo.co.uk

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.IBRAHIM GARBA.
EXECUTIVE DEPUTY GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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