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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: DR TOM EKAITTE <ekaitte_sec@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:44:20 -0600
Subject: ACCEPT MY COMPLIMENTS




Accept my compliments.

Dear Sir,

Accept my compliments.
I am Chief tom ekaitte, dirctor of budget and planning with the central bank of Nigeria.

During my assignment in examing the accounts of Nigerian National Petroleum coreporationn, i discovered a profiling amount of 45.5 million dollars as an overinvoiced contract sum which was duplicated by some unknown officials who were affected by mass retrechement in the coreporation some years ago.

Now the federal government wants me to go through the books and make necessary recommendations as to some of the NNPC contractors who are yet to receive their contract amounts for works executed for the nnpc onbehalf of the federal government.

Now i want to use you or your company in approving this money so that i will quickly recommend you as one of the beneficiaries to be paid in this 2nd quarter payment schedule which starts in a few weeks time.

Please if you are intrested in making a deal with me, email me back so that we can discuss on the modalities to realise this. If you are not intrested do still let me know so that i can quickly contact another person who could be of assistance and help.

Have a nice day.

Chief tom ekaitte
Head, Budget and planning, CBN.

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