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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348065005376 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +2341759111603 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "owxx3344@terra.es" <owxx3344@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 14:20:26 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:FUND RELEASE



THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL
ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
ON FINANCIAL AFFAIRS/ DIRECTOR FOREIGN PAYMENT
Tel:234-8065005376 Fax: 234-1-7591116
03/05/2007
From the desk of:
Hon Olu West (F.E.C)
RE:FUND RELEASE

Attn:Sir/Madam,

It has come to my notice that your long overdue fund payment has not been released to you. Since the release order has been instructed and mandated to you after a conclusive meeting with the Federal Executive Council (F.E.C).

After my investigation, I found out that your fund has not been claimed and also found out that all effort by you to receive your payment fail, base on wrong information by your local representatives deceptive notification message to you concerning the release of your payment such illegal information that has been sending to by your local representatives should be disregarded and discarded in your own interest to avoid making unnecessary and illegal payment to any body. I want you to know that as far as the office of the Special Adviser is concerned all letter of notification of your payment has been sent to us.

Therefore, you are advised to contact this office within 48 hours of the receipt of this urgent message to indicate clearly , reasons why you have not claimed your fund after Federal High Court judgment, all the Federal Parastatals, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), The National Assembly (NASS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been notified in respect of your payment.

As a matter of urgency, all contractors concerned are hereby advised
to comply by making sure that their full details below are forwarded to
office of the new chairman as follows;-

A) CONTRACT AMOUNT
(B) CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER
(C) YOUR BANKING DETAILS
(D) CURRENT TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBERS
(E) FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

Yours sincerely,
Hon Olu West (F.E.C)





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