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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • centralbank_2002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PRESIDENCY ASOROCKZONE1 <presidencyzone@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:52:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASENJO GCFR



OFFICE OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASENJO GCFR
PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO-ROCK VILLA ABUJA


>From The Desk Of:
PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASENJO

Attn; Amarjit Singh ,

SUB: PRESIDENTIAL GAZZETTE /NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT

I am Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR, President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I wish to inform all our contractors/Inhritance that since I assumed office on 19th April 2003 as elected President of Nigeria, I have in no small measure traveled to various countries, America, Europe and Asia to restore back to the business relationship lost by our passed military regime due to their selfish interest.


After my meeting with the United Nations and World Bank Dignitaries recently, the Federal House of Senate have decided to rid our economy of enormous debt burden to enhance more International business relationship between my Government and the International Community. Therefore,

I have mapped out enough funds to offset all debt owed to foreigners by the past military government and this government, I have instructed the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and Senate Committee on Debt payment to submit the files of all affected Debtors for proper verification before I will pass presidential fiat to Central Bank of Nigeria for immediate swift of your account.


In this regards I have assigned Hon. Dr. Peter Aka, Director Telex Department of Central Bank of Nigeria to handle the payment procedure therefore, all contractors/Inhritance are advised to communicate him directly E-mail: centralbank_2002@yahoo.com to enable me achieve my promise of paying all Foreign Contractors/Inhritance before end of this second fiscal quarter of the year 2006, and all contractors/Inhritance are advised to adhere to his instruction.


Note, that this letter is an evidence of notification of payment to your company and after 10 days of this letter counting from the date of dispatch without hearing from you, I shall declare your fund. A Federal Government fund and subsequently convert it into the Government coffers. This decision is binding in accordance with Article 356 Act of the laws establishing this supreme office.


Be warned,any person contacting you with,honourable or beneficiary,do not respond to their mails or faxes,they are the one causing you all the trubles.

Yours faithfully,

DR.UFFORT EKAETTE CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASENJO GCFR.
Secretary to the Federation (FRN)
PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


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