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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • kentas1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kentas143@interfree.it
Reply-To: kentas01@yahoo.com
Date: 6 Mar 2007 21:16:09 -0000
Subject: INFORMATION


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TREASURY/PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
REMITTANCE DEPT.
AREA 1,ABUJA.
OUR REF: FGN/CBN/TPID/DATA/XXVOL1.2007

Hello Dear,

First and foremost I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we have set up a whole new reform
which is devoid of infringement, a reform that is aimed at achieving sanity
in the financial sector to boost our creditor's confidence. With the
success so far recorded in barely six months into our existence, it has
become obvious that the reform being embarked upon, represent a well
thought strategy for moving the economy forward, and reconciling our
creditors to the government.The Paris Club, IMF cum World Bank Group
recently appluaded this strategy which prompted the debt relief given to the
country.
The current trend in the country to fight official corruptions in high
and low places left so many funds abandoned with my Bank particularly,
some over invoiced contract payments and payment belonging to
foreigners who died intestate and others who abanoned their funds due to one
reason or the other.
I am the new Information and Database analyst of the Treasury/Payment
Investigation Department of the CBN.The earlier you pay candid attention
to this particular email,the better for you.I noticed this just last
week when I was going through several out-going payment files on my
payment desk.
I have decided to contact you through this important medium because CBN
as the Apex bank and under my desk has intercepted your fund as a
result of fraudulent activities noticed among those that claimed to be
helping you.
I'm contacting you on trust and with complete confidence that you
should as a matter of utmost importance pay urgent attention to this
particular e-mail and stop any further contact with anybody,person or group
including your so-called representing attorney because apart from me,no
other person can help you get the fund transfered to your account in
your country.
All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth
actualization of the transaction/project within the next few working
days of commencement provided you stick to my own advice and instructions.
REQUIREMENTS:
I want you to contact me upon reciept of this mail on 234 803 7405020
or mail me on (kentas1@yahoo.com).I will personally get any
complications here corrected at my own expense as soon as possible.
My plan is to package and ship the funds through a certified diplomatic
means to a security company in Grmany.It is a trusted and tested
security company which I have used before now and there was no problem.
MY CONDITIONS:
1.After using my good office/position to accomplish the needful on your
behalf,you shall give me 20% only of the total fund after transfer of
all the funds into your account in your country.
2.Due to my position in the bank,I will prefer that you keep my
involvement 100% secret and confidential even after the transfer is executed.
A stitch in time they say saves nine.
This is the only reliable channel for you otherwise all other efforts
MUST be in vain.

ENGR.KENTAS ANDERSON
DATABASE ANALYST.
PHONE:234 803 7405020
EMAIL:kentas1@yahoo.com

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