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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: joke williams <jokewilliams1973@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:53:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re:


THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR MAIL.

FIRST, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS READY AND WE HAVE DULY PERFECTED ALL THE NECESSARY PROGRAMMING FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH REGIONS BANK, WEST TAMPA OFFICE USA.

THIS BANK IN LIAISON WITH THE COMPUTER UNIT (COMPUTRONICS) OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS DULY SET UP YOUR ACCREDITED PAYMENT ACCESS CODE NUMBER AND PASSWORD FOR AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE ACCESS TO THE TELEGRAPHIC VAULT FOR A HITCH-FREE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

YOUR NUMBER IS CBN/ING/PAY#1973D90584530FGN AND YOUR PASSWORD IS PD725.

IT IS SHOCKING TO DISCOVER THAT THE PREVIOUS FOREIGN EXCHANGE ALLOCATION THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE ALLOCATED TO YOUR PAYMENT WAS SIMPLY EMBEZZLED BY NIGERIAN BANKERS THEN TURNED AROUND AND USED THE AVENUE TO EXTORT MONEY FROM YOU WHEN THEY COULD NOT SECURE ANOTHER FOREIGN EXCHANGE ALLOCATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

TO AVOID THESE AND OTHER ATROCIOUS ACT, SECURITY FOR YOUR FUNDS WAS ORGANIZED IN THE FORM OF YOUR PERSONAL PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PPIN) CODE AND YOUR ACCREDITED PAYMENT ACCESS CODE NUMBER AND PASSWORD, WHICH WE HAVE ISSUED TO YOU ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT SLIP, THIS IS A SECURITY ARRANGEMENT TO BE SURE THAT ONLY YOU SHALL HAVE DIRECT CONTROL/ACCESS OVER THIS FUND.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE CODES TO YOUR BANK TO ENABLE THEM ACCESS YOUR FUNDS AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY BASED ON THE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DOCUMENTS. SIMPLE

TO ACHIEVE THIS, YOU HAVE TO COLLECT THE PAYMENT RELEASE CODE; PAYMENT SLIP WITH ORIGINAL SECURITY CODE AND IRREVOCABLE STANDING PAYMENT ORDER (ISPO) DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR SIGNATURE TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER YOU HAVE SIGNED ACCORDINGLY AND SUBMIT THEM TO YOUR BANK.

IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE HOWEVER THAT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DOCUMENTS ARE READY. IT IS EITHER YOU COME DOWN TO NIGERIA TO THIS BANK AND PICK THEM UP OR WE CAN SEND THEM TO YOUR DOORSTEP VIA DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES AND YOU BEAR THE EXPENSE.

OUR ADDRESS IS 36 MARINA ROAD, LAGOS-NIGERIA.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR. JOKE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC


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