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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:
  • "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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • m_brown757@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Murphy Brown" <m_brown@internetavous.com>
Reply-To: m_brown757@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:03:57 +0200
Subject: Urgent Attention Beneficiary

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]


Attention Beneficiary,

We have officially received a payment credit instruction from the federal Government of Nigeria to credit your account with your full contract funds From the record of outstanding fund due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your name and company is on the list who have not received their payments for the Federal Project Executed.

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 outstanding fund payment is USD$25Millions Dollars but what we are going to pay you now is USD$15million dollars the rest of your money will be pay to you in next two month so kindly contact us.

This is to notify you that your funds has been programmed for immediate release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds direct to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by Diplomatic Courier Service or Wire Transfer depending on your choice

Be inform that every arrangement regarding your cash payment through diplomatic services have been made; note that your funds have been package like a consignment.Be informed that the Diplomatic Agency has to move down to your Country in order to deliver the Consignment to your doorstep.Note that as soon as the Diplomatic arrive to your Country they will give you a call immediately to enable you help them to get (Yellow Tag Paper).
You have to help the diplomats to get (yellow Tag Paper) so that the customs and immigration will not stop them at the Airport upon arriving your country,for security reason you are advice to follow the rules and regulation of
the diplomats for easy collection of the consignment, you have to be to welcome the diplomatic agent, to enable them deliver the Consignment to you immediately, be inform that as soon as the diplomatic obtain the above name certificate they will deliver the Consignment to your door step.

To remind you that the diplomats has a transit to Poland and finally to arrive at your Country as the last destination on their diplomatic travel route this month,I want you to send your direct mobile phone and your home address to me immediately, so that as soon as the diplomatic arrive in your country they will call you immediately to notify you.

You are advice to reach me on this my private email address for more details
m_brown757@yahoo.co.uk

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.MURPHY BROWN.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR YOU.

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