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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • jamesfrancis00@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES FRANCIS" <jamesexecutiveboard39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesfrancis00@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:01:06 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT.

ATTN: MADDAM/SIR,

 

PARDON ME IF YOU FIND THIS MAIL NOT INTERESTING TO YOUR WILL, MY NAME IS JAMES FRANCIS I WORK WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HEADQUARTERS HERE IN THE CAPITAL OF NIGERIA ABUJA I AM THE HEAD IN CHARGE OF THE COMPUTER DEPARTMENTAND THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE NATION.

 

IN FORM TO CLEAR THE NATIONS DEPTH AND MORE THE PRESIDENT CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AND THE COMMITTEES OF THE UPPER HOUSE HAVE GIVEN THE GO AHEAD TO THE CENTRAL BANK TO PAY ALL CONTRACTORS THAT THE NATION OWES.

 

IN THE LAST REGIME OF GOVERNOR SANUSI SOME YEARS BACK THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY HEAVY FIRE WHICH WE LOST ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND FILE OF ALL CONTRACTORS AND IN THIS NEW REGIME OF PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO AND THE ODER BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE UPPER HOUSE WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SEARCH FOR THE CONTACTS OF ALL CONTRACTORS SO THAT THEY CAN GET PAID OF THERE LONG OVER DUE FUND WITH THE NATION.

 

I AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW AS THE HEAD OF THE COMPUTER DEPARTMENT WHAT EVER NAME I FORWARD TO THE GOVERNORS OFFICE HE WILL APROVED AND WILL BE PAID HIS FUND ATTACHED TO HIS NAME SO I WANT TO FORWARD YOUR NAME WITH THE SUM OF $23.5 UNITED STATE DOLLARS ATTACHED TO IT FOR PAYMENT AND WHEN THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT WE WILL SPLITE IT 60% WILL GO FOR ME AND 30% WILL GO TO YOU AND THE OTHER %10 WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES WE WILL PUT IN THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSACTIONS.

 

SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE TO ME WITH THIS INFORMATIOPNS BELOW.

 

1: YOUR FULL NAME:

2:  ADDRESS

3: PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

4: OCCUPATION AND POSITION

5:  AGE AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE.

 

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE PUT IN PLACE WITH ALL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL SHOW YOU ARE A LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF THE AMOUNT ATTACHED TO YOUR NAME AND I WANT YOU TO BE REST ASURED THAT ALL THIS ARE RISK FREE.

 

IF YOU FIND THIS OK WITH YOU DUE CONTACT ME ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER +234 1 7637084 FOR MORE DISCUSSION OR MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: jamesfrancis00@myway.com

 

THANKS SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS US ALL

JAMES FRANCIS

ACCOUNTANT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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