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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • obadiah.malaifa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • info.apex@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kelley mitchell <k_2_blue@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <obadiah.malaifa@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:17:30 +0100
Subject: INHERITANCE PAYMENT.



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA15 ZARIA STREET GARKI,ABUJA-NIGERIA From Mrs Kelley MitchellCustormer serviceCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN).ATTN:BENEFICIARY. PAYMENT.NO#CBN-MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/99-06 From the records of outstanding inheritance & Contract Payment due forpayment with the Federal government of Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Beneficiaries who have not yet received due payments. I wish to inform you thatyour payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon asyou respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my fileyour outstanding Paymentis USD10,000,000.00 Kindly re-confirm to me the followings: 1) Your full name. 2)Phone, fax and mobile 3)Profession, age and marital status. As soon as this information are received, your payment will be dully processed and made to you by electronic wired transfer to your nominated bank account directly from Central Bank of Nigeria. If you do not know why you are receiving this fund do get intouch with me for clearifications. Note that you a receiving this payment based on Inherited contract payment executed by your relation with contract reference code CBN-MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/99-06 so you are to quote this code when making contact for your payment.Contact The deputy governor foreign operation central bank of Nigeria with the above requested infromation. Name:Dr Obadiah Malaifaemail: obadiah.malaifa@yahoo.com or info.apex@sify.com for the release of your inheritance payment. Your's sincerely,kelley Mitchellcustormer serviceCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
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