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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT" <alhbellozamani@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:22:34 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

FROM THE DESK OF ALH BELLO ZAMANI
THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN)
HEAD OFFICE ABUJA NIGERIA
GARIKI FACE 2.
F.C.T ABUJA.

Attention: Unpaid contractor/ Inheritance

The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed your claim of an inherited fund of
your late relative, following this we have approved a part payment of this
fund, which have been overdue for payment and we are going to include your
accrued interest in our next payment to you after you have claimed this
successfully.

You have to know that the CBN has retrieved all unclaimed funds from
offshore/onshore Banks, after the meeting we held with The President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) over the delayed
payment to rightful claimants like you, to receive your fund, the CBN have
up-hold all inherited fund retrieved from various banks to ensure successful
payment to all bona-fide claimants. Your name was among the five(5)
CLAIMANTS who has been approved to be issued a ATM auto loaded swift payment
Diamond Premium card for the payment of US$2,500,000 (Two Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) inheritance fund.

This mis made possible to check the accesses of these banks to stop them
from converting some unclaimed funds, to making up their N25 Billion Capital
base that was Mandated to them by my office or lose their operating license.
Therefore, we have received all this unclaimed funds to be paid to the
approved claimants.

We are hereby warning all monetary inheritance claimant, who in the past
have patronized fraudsters in an attempt to receiving their fund illegally,
which led to regrets, that there are no diplomatic payment of fund or wire
transfer this time, This was instructed by the President to stop scam, all
payment shall be transfer directly to you by a (ATM auto loaded swift
payment Diamond Premium card). You are advised to desist from seeking help
outside my office in respect to this new plan by the CBN, till you receive
your ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Meanwhile, for an immediate receiving of your approved part payment through
ATM auto loaded swift payment Diamond Premium card of US$2.5Million, you are
hereby advice to reconfirm your contact address information with your
Telephone Number to avoid wrong sending of your ATM CARD .

Importantly, contact The Central Bank of Nigerian Governor directly, For
immediate instruction on receiving your ATM CARD this will enable us to
ascertain and verify a bona-fide inheritance claimant. The Federal
Government of Nigeria has put a new law to stop fraudulent practices.

You are needed to respond urgently to enable to release your payment without
any further delay, you are given 10 official working days to respond to this
mail.

Yours faithfully.
ALH BELLO ZAMANI
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN).

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