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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:

• 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348020902433 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • frankobichima011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • email.frankobi1100@yahoo.com.br

Fraud email example:

From: frank chima <frankobichima011@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 04:15:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: frankobichima011@yahoo.com

THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF FEDERATION

PROBE VERIFICATION PANEL ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT

FEDERAL, 2046 COMPLEX TINUBU SQUARE,

Our Ref: ACG/FGN/543WS/005


Attn:FRIEND


I am Dr. Frank Obi, Director, Central Computer Auditing/Monitoring Unit office of the Accountant General of Federation. Your payment file was referred to my desk for approvals before the cash-processing unit was authorized to make cash payment to you. Ever since, I have been following up your case, but when it was obvious that your fund was about to be revoked, I took immediate action to safeguard the funds from not being confiscated.



Because l was deeply touched that until now you have not received your inheritance payment The difficulties we are encountering in your contract file is highly complicated, as a letter of affidavit was sent to this office requesting for a change of your account details to a bank in Stuttgart Germany by your attorney and Partners. The payment investigation /advisory board found out that there are irregularities in the signatures and according to information gathered from the bank computer networks, you have been waiting for a long time to receive your money without success.


Your problem is that of interest group. A lot of people are interested in your payment and those people are merely doing paper works with you and that explains why you receive fax and phone messages from different people in Nigeria everyday.

Following the prevailing dishonoring of our remittance instructions and treatment of our credit advice with gross indifference by most recipients to overseas banks in addition to some fraudulent activities going on in the Inter-Continental Bank, which we have already sent out publications on that effect.


If you had not authorized the change of your bank account in respect of your outstanding Inheritance Payment, the change of your bank account notification / declaration was supported with a sworn affidavit from Lagos high court ref: Ilk /jj/20522/k2005,dated 21th march; 2005 and signed by one Manfred Alex Klingler who claim and stated in the sworn declaration that you authorized him to claim the Inheritance fund on your behalf.The new account is in BANK OF VALLETTA PLC, MALTA, a/cno.40012849840, we have already advised our corresponding bank overseas to release your approved outstanding contract payment in your favor before the affidavit to change your bank account number was submitted to this office.



You are therefore advised in your own interest to confirm to this office, notifying us if you are aware of this new development as our office will not be liable for miss-crediting of client's account. You have to reconfirm your full banking co-ordinates information including your telephone, fax and your postal address also your copy of international passport.



Please acknowledge the receipt of this message, as this will guide us on what step to take because I have decided to help you by using diplomatic courier means to deliver your contract sum to you through our affiliate office.Please, maintain topmost secrecy as it may cause a lot of problem, if it is found out that we are using this way to help you, do not ever tell anybody about this until you have secured your money. As you can see that this is the only way to help you receive your fund. Therefore, if you accept this method call me on the above phone number.+234-80-20902433.

Yours Faithfully,


Dr. Frank Obi


DIRECTOR, CENTRAL COMPUTER AUUDITING/MONITORING UNIT

OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION.


YOUR FUND HAS BEEN APPROVE FOR CLAIM FILE THIS CLIAM FORM AND SUMITH IT BACK TO ENABLE US PROCEED YOUR FUND OK.


1.YOUR NAME.............................................................. AND WHERE YOU COME FROM.

2.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER..............................AND..........................FAX NUMER.

3.YOUR AGE................................AND.................YOUR...........................OCCUPATION.

4.YOUR PASSPORT COPY.....................................SEX................................

5.YOURHOMEADDRESS..........................................AND ..........................COMPANY ADDRESS.

6.DATE OF BRITH....................................... YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.........................

7. YOUR CONTRACT SUM.......AND THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY...............reply to this Email.frankobi1100@yahoo.com.br







- frank chima

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