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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Akan Chawa Central Bank" <akanchawa_cbn@msn.com>
Reply-To: akanchawa@centralbank-nigr.org
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:56:47 +0000
Subject: Personal Urgent Response

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
E-mail- telexkttwire@centralbank-nigr.org
www.cenbank.org
DATE - 16.12.2005
TELFAX- 234-1-7590069

DEAR SIR/MADAM
MY NAME MR. AkA NCHAWA, THE MANAGER CREDIT OF FOREIGN BILLS OF CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA. I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR OF OUR APEX BANK
WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2005/CBN/T WHO DIED IN AN AUTO-MOBILE ACCIDENT
WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD, SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CONTRACTOR, I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL
HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD$ 10.5M,
(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) HAS BEEN WITH OUR
APEX BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT
OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE BANKING ETHICS
HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, BECUASE AFTER
FOUR YEARS THE ACCOUNT WILL BE DECLARED DORMANT AND THE MONEY FORFEITED TO
THE BANK IN VIEW OF THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER. I AGREED TO REWARD YOU OF GOOD PERCENTAGE AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT
YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTING MY SHARE OF THE FUND.THERFORE TO FACILITE THE
IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED YOU MUST APPLY
FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME,
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED UPON THE RECEIPT
OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION AND THE NEXT
STEP TO TAKE I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS
100% HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTIAN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE
REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER .
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER ON THIS
MY PRIVATE EMAIL WHICH IS-
akanchawa@centralbank-nigr.org

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS RESPECTFULL

MR. AKA NCHAWA
INTL REMITTANCE DEPT.
akanchawa@centralbank-nigr.org
www.cenbank.org



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