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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348025341313 (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.
  • centralbank.nigeriaplc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Olafumi" <centralbnig03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: centralbank.nigeriaplc@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:07:38 -0500
Subject: WE ARE SORRY FOR THE DELAYS, YOUR PAYMENT RELEASED

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. LAGOS-NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. TELEPHONE: +234-802-534-1313 YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003. URGENT.   From the Desk Of: Mr. Paul Olafumi Director of International Fund Remmitance Department(CBN)    Tele: +234-802-534-1313    Date: 7th December, 2006. Our Ref: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2002 Your Ref:....   TELEX: CENBANK. PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/06.     ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.   DID YOU AUTHORISED ANYBODY WHO PRESENTED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM, REPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF $9 .5MILLION USD ON LY.   RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE EFFECTED SOON {Based on the instructions received this morning from the Credit Department that this fund has been awaiting collection for over 2 years without anybody coming up for the Claim.).   BASED ON THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR AGENT AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE PROCESSED IMMEDAITELY FOR PAYMENT BY MY OFFICE .   CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWINGS. Kindly re-confirm to me the followingsinformation:   1) Your full name and address. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Company's name, position and address. 4) Profession, age and marital status. 5) any form of id for identification.   YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.   THIS IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2003.) ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITHOUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS ,YOU SHOULD DISREGARD IT.   TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS OF REMITTING YOUR FUND TO YOU, PLEASE  DO SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO US THROUGH THE BELOW GIVEN EMAIL:   centralbank.nigeriaplc@yahoo.com   Yours  faithfully.   Mr. Paul Olafumi,   DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)

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