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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • gideonawele59@yahoo.com.tw (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Dr=20Gideon=20Awele?= <gideonawele59@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: gideonawele2006@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 05:50:43 +0800 (CST)
Subject: BUSINESS INTRODUCTION/INVESTMENT


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: gideonawele59@yahoo.com.tw

BUSINESS INTRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT

DR. RAPH COLLINS

Telex Department

Central Bank of Nigeria


Attn;president/ceo


RE: TRANSFER OF TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.


I am DR. Gideon AweleTelex/Money transfer Director of Nigeria apex Bank (Central Bank Of Nigeria). Sincemy assumption of office on appointment by the present Democratic Government, I have been able to ream the image of this Nation by offsetting most due contract sums owed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to foreign contractors in the past years.


On the process of these payments, I discovered through investigation

that my predecessor attempted to move out the above-mentioned sum out

side Nigeria but was unable as he was removed out of office unaware,Now, Ihave concluded all necessary arrangements for the smooth transfer of the money to your account on trust.Contacting you on this issue became imperative owing to recommendations through an acceptance of your good integrity and trustworthiness as I came across in your particulars through a Foreigner who describe as an honest man.


The fund originated from the balance of an over-invoiced sum of which

the principal sum had been paid to foreign company that executed the

contractsome years ago. This fund has been floating in a suspense

account with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)for a long period of time and

I as the Director of Telex/Money Transfer Department of CBN in the

course of my duty discoveredthis fund and decided to transfer it

outside Nigeria through a trustworthy partner whowill share the

fundwith me on Thirty Percent toSeventy Percent basis.Therefore, what is required from you

to forward in your confidential bank particulars where this fund will

be transferred.


As you will have Thirty Percentof the Twenty Two million US dollars after a

successful transfer into your account abroad, part of my Seventy Percent will be

used on importation of valuable goods and purchasing of cars through

you in Nigeria. Note: that this transaction is risk free and will be

concluded within Three working days and the money be remitted into your

account.


Please contact me on this e-mail address . Also send me your

telephone/fax numbers if you have. Also include your street address.

Please if you are interested inthis proposal, as well as if not, do not

hesitate to let me know in time.


Thanks in advance for a mutualand fruitful business association.


Truly yours


DR.Gideon Awele





- Dr Gideon Awele(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)

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