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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "charles soludo" (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)
  • "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: Sanusi Joseph <sanusi-9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <san11jose11@web2mail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:33:21 -0400
Subject: Your Payment Is Due For Transfer.....



Former Governor, (Sanusi Joseph).
Under The Present Governor,
(Professor Charles Soludo),Executive Director,
Foreign Operation Department,Central Bank Of Nigeria.
Tinubu Square, Lagos-Nigeria
Attention: The Honorable Contractor With The Federal Government Of Nigeria. Immediate Contract Payment. Contract #:Mav/Nnpc/Fgn/Min/2001.

Dear Beneficiary,

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria and in my power I have fixed your name in the disclosed list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that this payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you responded to this letter for our mutual sharing and investment purpose under your good care/management.

May I use this medium to introduce my person to you as the former governor with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I was reliably informed by the present central bank of Nigeria accounting officer who discovered the huge amount after the last audit by the pass government and payment review for foreign contractors. My colleague here being the accounting officer of the bank asked me of my opinion since he said that he wish not to open up the said unpaid fund to the present governor, Professor Charles Soludo and our advanced view was orthodox having considering his position as the only account review officer and (OR) the economic growth in my country. Therefore we cannot sit down and watch the fund go away like that. Based on the fact that we have authentic and indisputable document/files, we have succeeded in fixing your name as an unpaid contractor since the fund was discovered after payment were maid to our dear contractor. Bear in mind that from the record in files of your outstanding contract payment is $21.3 million dollars (Twenty One Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only. Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what I may say I have in record the followings to enable us direct you to the Foreign Operation Department with Professor Charles Soludo were claims will be laid based on what I am going to tell you for onward payment:1. Your full name ......................
2. Age ...........................
3. Marital status.......................
4. Home address........................
5. Nationality......................6. Phone number ......................and (or) mobile number.....................
7. Fax number.............................8. Companies name and address..........................
9. Your position.............................

As soon as this information is being received, the fund will carefully be made to you in a certified international bank draft by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a copy will be giving to you for you to take to your bank and cash before I shall then come over to your country for our mutual sharing and disbursement of investment purpose of your choice. Note: this can only be done under normal circumstance if you will dearly assure the account review officer for payment of Foreign contractors including myself that 60 per cent of the total sum is rest assured for us for revealing this secret as an unpaid fund to you. Your anticipated co-operation will be highly recognized and manifested till the end of the deal, get back to me for more discussion. Best Regards,Sanusi Joseph.
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