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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "on my direct telephone line" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348035386776 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "kayode naiyeju" <kayodenaiyeju33@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:58:29 +0000
Subject: REPLY

DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,

THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE TO MY MAIL.I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE HAVE
GOT LOT MORE TRANSACTIONS TO DO AT THE END OF THIS AS LONG AS I CAN TRUST
YOU TOO. AS A MATTER OF FACT,THE FUNDS RESULTED AS A RESULT OF OVER INFLATED
CONTRACTS EXECUTED AT THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND
BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN MY COUNTRY AS I AM STILL IN SERVICE,WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO OWN OR OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS WHILE STILL IN SERVICE,HENCE I
WANT YOU TO ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
FUNDS. TO ENABLE THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION GIVE APPROVAL
TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO EFFECT PAYMENT TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY
OF THE FUNDS, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ME
IMMEDIATELY:

1] YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS

2] YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER

3] YOUR DIRECT FAX NUMBER

4] YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER

5] NAME OF BANK

6] ADDRESS OF BANK

7] YOUR COMPANY NAME

8] FIRST THREE COPIES OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT [SCANNED COPIES]

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS SOON AS THE FUNDS ARE TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,I
WOULD JOIN YOU AT THE ACCOUNT BASE.PLEASE ADVISE ME ON POSSIBLE
INVESTMENTS,WE CAN GO INTO WHEN I JOIN YOU. WE SHALL DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE
AS THE BENEFICIARY IN THIS TRANSACTION AS SOON AS I GETYOUR MAIL.YOU CAN
CALL ME ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE: 234-8035-38-6776. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT
RESPONSE.

REGARDS,

DR KAYODE NAIYEJU.

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