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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • cbn_telex_fd@worldemail.com

Fraud email example:

From: CBN CUSTOMER CARE <cbn_customercareonlineplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:01:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT(CBN)



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS


Date:11th Of July 2006,





(Beneficiary)....... Amarjit Singh...........


The above office has been directly to alert you over uncovered nefarious activities of some dismissed members of the staff of your late cousin finace house who used inside information they had whle in service to send to you uncorrobated bank infomation and documentations on the deceased unclaimed deposit in our bank,with a view to obtaining money under fraudulent pretence.

In order to check this anormally and at the same time conceal every information relating to the release of this fund trapped in your demised cousin failed Bank from the above described fraudulent elements,CBN management following the Economic & Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)advice in the irregularities decides that the abandoned deposit now in CBN floating account be paid to the Depositors heir or assigns through our oversea cerrespondence to facilitate the rtelease of the fund and restore the confidence of other Expatriate investors in our financial institutions.

We apologise fo your frustrated afforts and unduly delay over th release of your inherited deposit.To ensure hitch free implementation of this official decision and prevent your money from being deposited into wrong account,Beneficiary/Next of kin will only be required on advice to forward his or her full name & address,phone and fax numbers,banking details including the expected amount to Mrs.Margret Ekpo,(CBN)Foreign Remittance Section,through this bank email address:
cbn_telex_fd@worldemail.com to enable the cash & teller unit manager attach the information in the approved fund transfer request order and itemize you payment in our payment schedule to our oversea correspodence bank for further credit to your nominated account via R.T.G.D or Electronic Wire System Transfer.

Kindly indicate your acceptance of this option immedaitely you recieve this payment notice and discountenance all information and documentation emanating fom the aforementioned dubious element in respect of the claim because CBN management cannot accept liability for any money lost to such impersonators and their foreigner collaborators posing as Bank or Diplomat officials,Legal practitioner,Fiduciary Agent,Security Firm representatives,Senate Or Presidency appointed interference
personnels.

Your immedaite response is urgently awaited.


Yours Faithfully,



MR.MONSUTI MUTALI
Financial Intelligence Unit,CBN.


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