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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "remmittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • cbnclaimdepartment1@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Jim Bakare" <jimbakare179@rediffmail.com>
Date: 25 Nov 2006 20:35:34 -0000
Subject: REF NO: ILP/HW 47509/02 (CONGRATULATIONS)


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT NIGERIA ZONE.CBN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO IN CONJUCTION WITHVIRGIN LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL,&nbsp; ENGLANDWINNING NOTIFICATION:REF NO:&nbsp; ILP/HW 47509/02Ticket Number 06-08-10-19-30-42
Attn:
We are delighted to inform you of the draws release on the 24th NOV 2006&nbsp;from the Central Bank Of Nigeria International Lottery programme.Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses , your name was attached ticket number06-08-10-19-30-42 serial number7741137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 1-13-7-12-9 bonus number 30,&nbsp;which consequently won the lottery in the second category.You hereby have been approved a lump sum of US$250,000.00(DOLLARS) in cash credit file&nbsp;ref ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$2,000,000.00(DOLLARS)&nbsp;shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system&nbsp;drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from canada,Australia, United state,Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as partof our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomorateof some multinational companies as part of their social&nbsp;responsibility to the citizens in the communitties where they have operational base.Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in London, England,as indicated in your play coupon and your prize ofUS$250,000,00USD,will be released to you from this regional office here in Lagos:address:P.C.24 maryland kings way Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria.
For more Information to immediately collect your prizewinnings, you are to contact our Category \"A\"financial Handler whose information you will findbelow:
Mr Yemi BuhariDirector International Remmittance DepartmentCentral Bank Of NigeriaEmail;cbnclaimdepartment1@yahoo.fr
We congratulate you once again and it is our hope thatyou will participate in any of our internationalprograms in the nearest future.
Thank you&nbsp;Sincerely,
Jim Bakare(co-ordinator).Cbn lottery DepartmentCentral Bank Of NigeriaP.C.24 maryland kings wayIkoyi Lagos Nigeria
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR BELOW WINNING PARTICULARS WHEN CONTACTING OUR CLAIM AGENT

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