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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:
  • "into your nominated bank 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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "myofficemail@terra.es" <myofficemail@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:33:35 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: letter of enquiry on contract payment


letter of enquiry on contract payment
From: Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)
Department Of International
Remittance / Telex Department.

Attn: sir / madam,
Compliment of the seasons
Re: letter of enquiry on contract payment.

We write to enquire from you if you have sent somebody from Lebanon Mr. audu Mohammed and some Nigeria representative to the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make claim on your behalf.

Yesterday at about 12.00 am Nigeria time, Mr. audu Mohammed and your Nigerian representative walk in to the bank saying that You have sent them to change your bank account and put claim on your behalf of your contract sum, I initially instructed for The release of the fund to them as a matter of fact when their file was checked all the obligatory documents was intact, but On cross checking of your own file with us we found some manipulation in their file it was then discovered that the bank Account number presented was different from yours and the beneficiary of the account they brought is changori and changori Which made us to suspect them.

In view of this, you need to reconfirm information below to ascertain if the contract information are correct or not, also Reconfirm your banking information to us to avoid mistake in transfer.

1) contract number: nnpc/kadref/00453/ped-1998
2) contract amount: $10.5m

As soon as you reconfirm above information to us, we will not hesitate to transfer your contract sum into your nominated bank Account as we have been given a mandate by the presidency to release all contractors fund under 72hours pending the time he / She complies to this notice.

According to our attorney, your representatives are requested to forward a power of attorney from you, informing the central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of the change in account number until this moment we never see them, could you please tell this bank if You were the person that sent this two gentle man for this mission.

We have deemed it necessary to contact you and ascertain the true position in other to avoid remitting these funds into a Wrong account so could you please contact the undersigned through the email to confirm this matters before we start taking Legal action, but if they are from you, kindly give them the power of attorney for the payment of the contract funds into

The banco bilbao vizcaya (bbv) urb.
Jardines del puerto-local 8,e-29600 puerto
Jose banus, marbella - spain


Please note, by the authorities of the presidency in line with the enabling decree of 512? A, in consultation with the Relevant bodies; the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), the national economic intelligence committee (NEIC) and the federal Ministry of finance (FMF), we have resolved that all overdue contract payments be released this quarter in absolute Compliance to the I.M.F and world bank mandatory conditions of service to our foreign capital debts.

Based on this, this office has been mandated by the presidency to handle all payments due to foreign contractors. You should Therefore disregard any correspondence that you may have or may come to you from any other department.

Please assist us to expedite action and reach me immediately as you receive this mail now, I am in the office waiting for your Response

Anticipating your prompt response and co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Tunde lemo.
For: Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN).
Director For Telex Dept.





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