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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348034444263 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • harrisblessing111@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "harrisblessing@terra.es" <harrisblessing@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:28:07 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PROF. HARRIS BLESSING




PROF. HARRIS BLESSING

DIRECTOR: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA

DIRECT TEL/FAX: 234-80-34444263

Attn: Honorable Contractor.

Sir\Madam

I am writing on behalf of the Central Bank of Nigeria regarding your contract payment which has been approved for payment by the Senate Committee on Foreign Contracts.Your payment of $12,700,000.00 (Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only has been approved for payment by the Senate Committee of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Just yesterday, a lady by name Mrs. Theresa Lawson came to the Central Bank of Nigeria with a lawyer applying for a change of beneficiary to her name on the same payment. She said that you have instructed her to receive the $12.7M on your behalf as your partner.We are writing to inform you that we cannot make the transfer to her account until you have confirmed that you know her also that we should go ahead and transfer the above stated amount to her account. The below stated account was forwarded to us by Mrs. Theresa Lawson of California USA.

Wachovia Bank Los Angeles

Account number: 9887-676900

Account name: LGMC LLC

We need you to reconfirm that you sent her also that we should go ahead and transfer the above amount to her account immediately other wise, you are required to reconfirm the following to us immediately for us to process and transfer your contract sum of $12.7M being payment for contract you executed in Nigeria.

Forward as a matter of urgency the following:

YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS

BANK TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, ROUTING NUMBERS ETC.

Upon receipt of the above by you, we shall proceed immediately to Process your transfer and wire the above amount to your account immediately. If we do not hear from you till the next 48 hours, we shall go ahead and transfer the funds to Mrs. Theresa Lawson's account.We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences the delay in transferring your payment may have caused you and we wish to ask that you work with us to finalize this payment before the next 48 hours. Send your reply to: harrisblessing111@yahoo.de.

Thanking you for letting us serve you better.

Yours faithfully,

Prof. HARRIS BLESSING

DIRECTOR, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

You are advised for your own best interest to respond

to this email through:harrisblessing111@yahoo.de.





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