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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • mrs_n_o001@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • transferunitcbn@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: fmf_usman@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:23:33 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20HIM=20AND=20GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME?=


#11 ikeja rd lagos nigeria
Tel 234-1-802948477
CONTACT HIM AND GET BACK TO ME
mrs_n_o001@yahoo.it
Mrs Usman Nenedi
www.fmf.gov.ng


Good day

Following the favourable consideration of your fund and infurtherance of
our duties and in accordance with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) payment
regulations as contained in the Federal Government of Nigerianconstitution,
section 12c sub section 14 of 2000 as amended in 1999.

Be informed that this office has this day, the ( _September _2006,) approvedfor
remittance, the total sum of USD15.5m (Fifteen million,five hundredthousand
us dollars) representing your outstanding contract funds .In favour of you
being the beneficiary.

To enable the immediate completion of the remittance procedures, be informed
that clearance has been given to FEDERAL RESERVE BANK(FRB) NEW YORK BRANCH,to
effect the full payment of your funds in earnest through bank to bank transfer

You are urgently advised to forward contact the verification and remittance
Unit of the issuance bank in person of Dr Jerry Jones and endorse your file,hewill
direct you to the paying Bank being the Federal Reserved Bank New York United
States.

Below is Dr Jerry Jones contact details.

DR JERRY JONES

EMAIL: fgcbnunitransfer@accountant.com

EMAIL: transferunitcbn@yahoo.com

TELEPHONE: +234-1-775-4180
DR JERRY JONES:DIRECT VERIFICATIONA DN REMITTANCE UNIT CBN

CONTACT HIM AND GET BACK TO ME
mrs_n_o001@yahoo.it

We congratulate you for successfully being listed on the payment
scheduled for this quarter.

#11 ikeja rd lagos nigeria
Tel 234-1-802948477
CONTACT HIM AND GET BACK TO ME
mrs_n_o001@yahoo.it

Regards
Mrs Usman Nenedi
www.fmf.gov.ng
FMF

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