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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 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.
  • +2348035502808 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +2341791613 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • bright.clark@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY" <famn19famn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: famn01famn@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:16:05 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE AND CONTRACT OUTSTANDING SETTLEMENT

                                                       

                            OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOREIGN AFFAIRS

                                           Maputo Street. Wuse Zone 3

                                          PMB 130. Garki, Abuja. Nigeria

 

FROM THE DESK OF THE MINISTER,

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY. 

TEL: 234-80-35502808

TEL/FAX: 234-17-91613

 

 ATTN: SIR/MADAM

        
                    OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER.

 

I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE HONORABLE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR. MRS. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA TO WRITE ON HER BEHALF, AFTER HER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH YOU; I DEEMED IT NECESSARY AND URGENT TO NOTIFY YOU FINALLY ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING SETTLEMENT OF YOUR OVER DUE TRANSFER. THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND THE PRESIDENCY HAVE TAKEN UPON THEM SELVES IN SETTLING FOREIGNER DEBTS, BECAUSE OF THE GHOST/IMPERSONATING OFFICIALS OF OUR APEX INSTITUTION (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) AND OTHER MINISTRIES AND BANKS WHO HAVE MADE FUND TRANSFER DIFFICULT FOR FOREIGNERS.

 

MORE IMPORTANTLY, AFTER A DETAILED VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION OF YOUR SITUATION, IT WAS CRYSTAL TO GOVERNMENT THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUND WHICH HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS AND LACK OF INFORMATION OF WHICH YOU WERE MISGUIDED ABOUT THE POSITION OF YOUR PAYMENT. HOWEVER AFTER OUR DUE CROSS-CHECKING, YOUR FUND WAS SATISFACTORILY APPROVED FOR TRANSFER BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, TO THIS DEVELOPMENT YOU ARE TO DISENGAGE FROM ANY BODY OR IMPERSONATED OFFICERS WHO CLAIM TO BE IN POSITION OF YOUR FUND TRANSFER, THEREBY MISLEADING AND TAKING THE ADVANTAGE TO EXTORT MONEY FROM YOU.

 

BECAUSE OF THIS OUTSTANDING PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR FUND TRANSFER, THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA HAVE AGREED WITH UNITED NATIONS DEBT PAYMENT RECOMMENDATION BY MANDATING THE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION TO MASTERMIND THE INHERITANCE CLAIM PAYMENT AND CONTRACT PAYMENT.

 

BE INFORM THAT ALL AUTHORITIES OF FUND TRANSFER/PAYMENT IS RESERVED ONLY TO THE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL DEBTS THAT INVOLVES THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE, BANKS, INSTITUTIONS, MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ETC, WE THEREFORE ADVICE YOU TO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE YOUR LONG OVER DUE PAYMENTS.

 

NOTE: WHY IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND FROM NIGERIA WAS BECAUSE NIGERIA AS A NATION STOPPED TRANSFERRING FUNDS OUT SINCE AFTER 9/11 BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEGREE OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIAN BANKS, MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ETC AND ALSO TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND ASSIST UNITED STATES PATRIOT ACT, TO THESE EFFECT EVERY INHERITANCE CLAIMS /FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENTS CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED BY THE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAID DIRECTLY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, IN VIEW OF THIS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING BELOW TO MR. BRIGHT  CLARK

                

1. YOU’RE ACCOUNT DETAILS

2. YOUR CELL/TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

 

WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION TO FULLY TRANSFER YOUR FUND AS ENDORSED, THEREFORE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TOWARDS THE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT IS ABSOLUTELY WISE.

YOU ARE TO CONTACT MR. BRIGHT CLARK OF THE BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE BY EMAIL:  bright.clark@yahoo.com 

TEL: 00 44-70-2408-4464

FAX: 00 44-87-1715-0609                            

 

THE DECISION IS SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED.

 

REGARDS,

MRS DUPE WILLIAMS

PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER DR. MRS. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA,

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (FRN).

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