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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mail office <mail@office0.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 14:13:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS HAS BEEN APPROVED. (IMMEDIATE CONTRACT
PAYMENT.) 03/11/2006


DATE: 03/11/2006.
Our Ref: NLAG/FGN/CBN/B2402/06.

Desk of: The Executive Governor.
Central Bank of Nigeria,
Corporate Head Quarters,
Tinubu Square, Lagos -Nigeria.



ATTN:

Honorable Beneficiary,

... From the records of outstanding contractors/beneficiaries due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name/company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding beneficiaries who have not yet received their long -due payments.

I am using this medium to have you notified that your overdue payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this notification letter. Also note that from record in the files that were forwarded to my desk, your overdue payment is US$12,500,000.00 million dollars (Twelve million, five hundred thousand united state dollars) only, with the payment ref. (#.) of NLAG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99.

As a matter of urgency, you are to sincerely reconfirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your records and also re-confirm to me the followings as they are listed below:

1.) Beneficiary name & address.
2.) Beneficiary phone (Home/Mobile) and fax number, for ease and merit reach.
3.) Beneficiary bank names and address where payment should be emitted.
4.) Computers scan copy of int'l passport/driver's license for simply identification.

As soon as this information (s) are received, your overdue outstanding balances will be telegraphically wired into your designated Bank Account and a copy of your PAYMENT TRANSFER SLIP would be issued to you for confirmation of telex transmission.

As a result of the on-going drive of the Federal Ministry of Finance to update its books and clear overdue payments to all rightful beneficiaries/heirs, I strongly recommend that you should reconfirm the above listed information, to enable the telegraphic wire transfer of your overdue funds commence with immediate effect.

Thank you,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor.
Central Bank of Nigeria. (CBN)
Direct Tel: 2341-436-8987.

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