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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • g_amos@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "akomas0101@terra.es" <akomas0101@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:12:35 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WIRE TRANSEFR DEPT.(CBN).





CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
MARINA AVENUE-LAGOS
NIGERIA.
E-MAIL: g_amos@gawab.com

OUR REF: CBN/WTD/PS/010/06

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

RE: REMITTANCE OF YOUR CONTRACT SUM WITH THE FEDERAL REPULIC OF NIGERIA

With due respect sir, we sincerely apologize for the delay of the transfer of your contract sum into your nominated bank account. Several foreign contractors have gone through several problems receiving their contract payments from our country.

I sincerely apologize for this problems.Henceforth,We have gone through your files and documents and I must say they are highly satisfactory and we have decided to transfer your funds into your account immediately we hear from you.

To make things clear and to prevent fraudulent activities, we would advice you to re-send your personal data

1. Names in full: --------------
2. Address: ------------------
3. Nationality: ----------------
4. Age: ----------------------
5. Occupation: ----------------
6. Phone/Fax: -----------------
7. Present Country: ------------
8. Banking details: --------------
9. Contract amount: ------------

And all other relevant documents that approve your claim of this contract sum.Please we would advice that you contact us on (g_amos@gawab.com) so that we could talk this over.

As soon as we receive the aforementioned information, we would commence
with the transfer of your funds into your account immediately.

We are doing this to make sure we erase all terrible names our country
has over the past.

We hope to serve you better.

Regards,

George Amas
MANAGER,
WIRE TRANSEFR DEPT.(CBN).


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