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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • centralbn_207@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • entralbn_207@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <centralbn_012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: centralbn_207@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:43:23 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

             ORDER OF PAYMENT    

      CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Largest, Real-Time Online Banking Network In Nigeria. Our Core Values Are >>> Humility, Integrity, Empathy, Resilience

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
 TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
 LAGOS-NIGERIA
 TEL/FAX-  E-MAIL- (centralbn_207@yahoo.com) 

 [OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

 CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
 FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
 CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA

 

               IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.

 

 From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your relative's name is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project.

 I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your cousin's outstanding contract payment is USD$10 Millions Dollars (Ten Million united state dollars) Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings :

 

 1) Your full name.
 2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
 3) Company name, position and address.
 4) Profession , age and marital status.
 5) Your Scannned ID CARD

 

 Immediately we recieve this information, your payment will be made to you in Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy of Payment Approval Order from Presidency and federal Ministry of finance will be forwarded to you for you for confirmation. Get back to us via E- mail (centralbn_207@yahoo.com)  As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible.

 

 Regards

 

       
                                               
 

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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